Abalakemys Pérez-García 2023 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Full reference: A. Pérez-García. 2023. The Ornamented Shell of a New Bothremydid Turtle from the Uppermost Cretaceous of Niger. Diversity 15:375:1-10

Parent taxon: Bothremydodda according to A. Pérez-García 2023

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Abalakemys chapmanae

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Type: Abalakemys chapmanae

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at Near Indamane village (Cretaceous of Niger)

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