Melanochelys Schweigger 1812 (Indian black turtles)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Parent taxon: Geoemydinae according to R. Garbin et al. 2020
See also Frank and Ramus 1996 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Heosemys, Leucocephalon, Malayemys, Morenia, Notochelys, Vijayachelys
Subtaxa: Melanochelys sivalensis Melanochelys tapani Melanochelys tricarinata Melanochelys trijuga
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Pakistan (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Moldova (1)
• Turolian of the Russian Federation (1)
• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1), Pakistan (1)
Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences
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