Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Etymology. pritchardi in references to Peter Pritchard, known as the Turtle God and named hero of the planet, from Chelonian Research Institute who worked on Pelomedusoides diversity, especially on South America, and has recently passed away.

Full reference: I. J. Maniel, M. S. de la Fuente, and J. I. Canale. 2021. The first Cearachelyini (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, and an overview of the occurrence and diversity of Pelomedusoides in Patagonia. Cretaceous Research 125:1-13

Belongs to Elkanemys according to I. J. Maniel et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MMCh-PV 73, a partial shell (partially preserved shell including an almost complete plastron excluding the epiplastron and entoplastron and a mostly complete carapace). Its type locality is South coast of the Lake Ezequiel Ramos Mexia lake, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Candeleros Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at South coast of the Lake Ezequiel Ramos Mexia lake

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.