†Araripemys Price 1973 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Araripemydidae
Full reference: L. I. Price. 1973. Quelônio amphichelydia no Cretáceo inferior do nordeste do Brazil. Revista Brasileira do Geociências 3:84-96
Parent taxon: Araripemydidae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014
See also Cadena et al. 2012, Gaffney et al. 2006, Joyce et al. 2004, Oliveira and Romano 2007 and Sereno and ElShafie 2013
Sister taxa: Laganemys, Taquetochelys
Subtaxa: Araripemys barretoi
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections), Morocco (1), Niger (1)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
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