Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Full reference: H. V. Karl, U. Staesche, and A. Safi. 2021. New findings of neogene tortoises Titanochelon kayadibiensis sp. nov. and Protestudo bessarabica (Riabinin, 1918) (Testudinidae) from the Miocene of western Turkey, with a review of fossil turtles of Turkey. SPC Journal of Environmental Sciences 3(1):1-9
Belongs to Titanochelon according to H. V. Karl et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Titanochelon bacharidisi, Titanochelon bolivari, Titanochelon ginsburgi, Titanochelon perpiniana, Titanochelon schafferi, Titanochelon schleichi, Titanochelon vitodurana
Type specimen: KB 50, a partial shell (partial plastron). Its type locality is Kayadibi, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Turkey.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Turkey (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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