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
Belongs to Mokelemys according to A. Pérez-García 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MRAC rt15_eg_01, a partial skull. Its type locality is Sinda-Mohari crocodilians, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in the Sinda Beds Formation of the Congo-Kinshasa.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sinda-Mohari crocodilians
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