Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combination: Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) laetoliensis
Full reference: P. A. Meylan and W. Auffenberg. 1987. The chelonians of Laetoli beds. Laetoli. A Pliocene site in northern Tanzania 62-78
Belongs to Geochelone according to T. Harrison 2011
See also Meylan and Auffenberg 1987
Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora
Type specimen: LAET 578, a partial shell (left and right epiplastron)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Tanzania (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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