Full reference: E. S. Gaffney and J. W. Kitching. 1994. The most ancient African turtle. Nature 369:55-58
Parent taxon: Testudinata according to W. G. Joyce 2017
See also Anquetin 2012, Danilov and Parham 2008, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney and Kitching 1994, Gaffney and Kitching 1995, Joyce 2007, Joyce et al. 2004, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013 and Rougier et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Emydhipus, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Eunotosauria, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelydia, Palaeochersis, Pappochelydia, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelyidae, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Protochelys, Saltosauropus, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Testudoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: Australochelys africanus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at farm Bormansdrift (133) ("middle" Elliot) (Jurassic of South Africa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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