Geoemyda saxonica Hummel 1935 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Full reference: K. Hummel. 1935. Schildkröten aus der mittleeozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2(5):457-483

Belongs to Geoemyda according to K. Hummel 1935

Sister taxa: Geoemyda (Geoliemys), Geoemyda amamiensis, Geoemyda eureia, Geoemyda headonensis, Geoemyda japonica, Geoemyda malustensis, Geoemyda mossoczyi, Geoemyda pidoplickai, Geoemyda ptychogastroides, Geoemyda spengleri, Geoemyda striata

Type specimen: Cecilie NO, Nr. 164, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Geiseltal, Grube Cecilie (general), which is in an Eocene lacustrine lignite in Germany.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Geiseltal, Grube Cecilie (general)

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