Latisternon Auffenberg 1981 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae

Full reference: W. Auffenberg. 1981. The Fossil Turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia 1981(3):509-522

Parent taxon: Pelomedusidae according to W. Auffenberg 1981

Sister taxa: Duerochelys, Pelomedusinae, Pelusiinae, Pelusios

Subtaxa: Latisternon microsulcae

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Type: Latisternon microsulcae

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at DKI II/7 (Quaternary of Tanzania)

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