†Latisternon Auffenberg 1981 (sideneck turtle)
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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
Type: Latisternon microsulcae
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at DKI II/7 (Quaternary of Tanzania)
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