Pelomedusa Wagler 1830 (African helmeted turtle)
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Parent taxon: Panpleurodira according to J. Anquetin et al. 2009
See also Burney et al. 2008, Cadena et al. 2012, Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gaffney et al. 2006, Joyce 2007, van Dijk et al. 2014 and Zangerl 1948
Sister taxa: Caribemys, Dortokidae, Platychelyidae
Subtaxa: Pelomedusa senutpickfordina Pelomedusa subrufa
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malawi (1)
• Pliocene of Egypt (1), Malawi (1)
• Miocene of Namibia (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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