Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Parent taxon: Erymnochelyinae according to A. Pérez-García et al. 2025
See also Cadena et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney et al. 2011, Lapparent de Broin 2003, Pérez-García et al. 2024, Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2013, Pérez-García et al. 2013 and Vremir 2013
Sister taxa: Andrewsemys, Caninemys, Eocenochelus, Erymnochelyini, Ragechelus, Stupendemys
Subtaxa: Neochelys arenarum Neochelys bolcensis Neochelys capellinii Neochelys eocaenica Neochelys franzeni Neochelys laurenti Neochelys liriae Neochelys mengaudi Neochelys nicolisii Neochelys salmanticensis Neochelys zamorensis Polysternum mengaudi
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (23), Germany (3), Italy (2), Portugal (1), Romania (1), Spain (27)
Total: 58 collections including 62 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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