Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Alternative combination: Geiselemys ptychogastroides
Full reference: K. Hummel. 1935. Schildkröten aus der mittleeozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2(5):457-483
Belongs to Geoemyda according to Hummel 1935
See also Karl 2018
Sister taxa: Geoemyda (Geoliemys), Geoemyda amamiensis, Geoemyda eureia, Geoemyda headonensis, Geoemyda japonica, Geoemyda malustensis, Geoemyda mossoczyi, Geoemyda pidoplickai, Geoemyda saxonica, Geoemyda spengleri, Geoemyda striata
Type specimen: GM No6970, a partial skeleton (heavily damaged fragment of carapace and fragments of plastron).
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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