Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/2FC1110B-B512-42DF-8274-BF30E9306F0C
Derivation of name. In honour of Shakira, a Colombian singer who has inspired generations with her music and dance; music that has accompanied the first author's fieldwork for decades. Shakira also serves as an example of uniqueness, much like the fossil turtle described herein.
Full reference: E. Cadena, D. E. Leal‐Amaya, A. Vanegas‐Vanegas, R. D. Vanegas‐Vanegas, and L. J. E. Guevara‐Serrano. 2025. Mosaic morphology in Podocnemididae revealed by a new turtle from the Middle Miocene La Venta Biome, Colombia. Papers in Palaeontology 11(6):1-20
Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to E. Cadena et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Cambaremys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Cordichelys, Dacquemys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Papoulemys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Podocnemidinae, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys, Turkanemys
Subtaxa: Shakiremys colombiana
Type: Shakiremys colombiana
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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