Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Etymology. Named after Herrn Paul Uko, the finder of the fossil.

Full reference: F. Bachmayer. 1957. Ein fossiler Schildkrötenrest (Clemmys ukoi nov. spec.) aus oberpannonischen Süßwasserablagerungen von Gramatneusiedl (südliches Wiener Becken). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 61:78-89

Belongs to Clemmys according to F. Bachmayer 1957

Sister taxa: Clemmys gaudryi, Clemmys guttata, Clemmys schansiensis

Type specimen: NHMW 176/1956, a partial shell. Its type locality is Gramatneusiedl, which is in a Tortonian pond limestone in Austria.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Gramatneusiedl

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