Apeshemys aegyptiaca Andrews 1900 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Alternative combination: Podocnemis aegyptiaca

Belongs to Apeshemys according to A. Perez-Garcia 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHMUK R2927, a partial shell

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wadi Moghra (Miocene of Egypt)

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