Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: A. W. White. 1994. Emydura lavarackorum, a new Pleistocene turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae) from fluviatile deposits at Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Records of the South Australian Museum 27:159-167
Belongs to Elseya according to M. Joseph-Ouni et al. 2020
See also Maniel and de la Fuente 2016 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Elseya albagula, Elseya branderhorsti, Elseya dentata, Elseya irwini, Elseya macrurus, Elseya nadibajagu, Elseya novaeguineae, Elseya oneiros, Elseya schultzei, Elseya uberrima
Type specimen: QM 24121, a partial skeleton
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at Golden Fleece, Lake Palankarinna (Pliocene of Australia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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