Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Both the generic and the specific name refer to the Mokle-mbmb, a water-dwelling mythological creature from Central Africa, generally associated with a reptilian form, and usually characterized by the presence of a relatively long neck, this being a common character for Pleurodira.

Full reference: A. Pérez-García. 2022. A lower Pliocene Erymnochelyini turtle (Pleurodira, Podocnemididae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Anatomical record 1-15

Parent taxon: Erymnochelyini according to A. Pérez-García 2022

Sister taxa: Apeshemys, Shetwemys

Subtaxa: Mokelemys mbembe

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Type: Mokelemys mbembe

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sinda-Mohari crocodilians (Pliocene of Congo-Kinshasa)

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