Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Derivation of the name: From Erquelinnes, the type locality of this species.
Full reference: A. Perez-Garcia and T. Smith. 2021. Systematics and diversity of the giant soft-shelled turtles (Cryptodira, Trionychidae) from the earliest Eocene of Belgium. Geobios 66-67:15-34
Belongs to Axestemys according to A. Perez-Garcia and T. Smith 2021
Sister taxa: Axestemys byssina, Axestemys byssinus, Axestemys cerevisia, Axestemys infernalis, Axestemys montinsana, Axestemys quinni, Axestemys splendidus, Axestemys vittata, Rafetus (Axestemys) exquisitus, Rafetus (Axestemys) nelsoni
Type specimen: IRSNB R86, a partial skeleton (carapace and the dorsal vertebrae). Its type locality is Grand-Reng, which is in a Selandian terrestrial horizon in the Tienen Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Grand-Reng
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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