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Subfamily Hydromedusinae Baur 1893 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Parent taxon: Chelidae according to F. L. AgnolĂ­n et al. 2023

See also Moyano-Paz et al. 2022 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Australochelida, Baalemys, Birlimarr, Calvarichelys, Chelinae, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis

Subtaxa: Iaremys

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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