†Borkenia philippeni Karl 2018 (turtle)
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Full reference: H.-V. Karl. 2018. Die Schildkröten aus den Mitteleozänen Sedimenten des Eckfelder Maares mit taxonomischen Notizen zu Testudo eocaenica Hummel, 1935 (Mitteleozän, Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Vulkaneifel). Mainzer naturwiss. Archiv 55:61-95
Belongs to Borkenia according to H.-V. Karl 2018
Sister taxa: Borkenia eckfeldense, Borkenia germanica, Borkenia oschkinisi
Type specimen: NMM / LS PW 2008/1-LS, a shell. Its type locality is Eckfeld Maar (NHMM collection), which is in a MP 13 crater lake siltstone/shale in the Eifel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Eckfeld Maar (NHMM collection)
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