Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5D12B06D-9E3F-496C-A842-585F73AFAD68

Full reference: B. Adrian, H. F. Smith, C. R. Noto and A. Grossman. 2021. An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas. Nature Scientific Reports 11:9555:1-14

Parent taxon: Bothremydidae according to B. Adrian et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Arenila, Atolchelys, Azabbaremys, Bothremydinae, Bothremydini, Bothremydodda, Carteremys, Cearachelyini, Cearachelys, Chedighaii, Elochelys, Inaechelys, Kurmademydinae, Kurmademydini, Kurmademys, Labrostochelys, Nigeremys, Palemys, Phosphatochelys, Podocnemis somaliensis, Rhothonemys, Rosasia, Sankuchemys, Sindhochelys, Taphrosphyini, Taphrosphys, Ummulisani

Subtaxa: Pleurochayah appalachius

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Type: Pleurochayah appalachius

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at Arlington Archosaur Site (facies A) (Cretaceous of Texas)

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