Reptilia - Testudines - Sahonachelyidae
Full reference: W. G. Joyce, Y. Rollot, S. W. Evers, T. R. Lyson, L. J. Rahantarisoa and D. W. Krause. 2021. A new pelomedusoid turtle, Sahonachelys mailakavava, from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar provides evidence for convergent evolution of specialized suction feeding among pleurodires. Royal Society Open Science 8(5):210098:1-32
Parent taxon: Pelomedusoides according to W. G. Joyce et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Apodichelys, Araripemydidae, Caririemys, Chrysemys montolivensis, Francemys, Itapecuruemys, Naiadochelys, Palaeaspis, Panpodocnemidae, Peiropemydidae, Pelomedusera, Podocnemidera, Podocnemidoidae, Podocnemidoidea, Taphrosphys dares
Subtaxa: Sahonachelys Sokatra
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence