Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Parent taxon: Testudininae according to M. Delfino et al. 2024
See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hendey 1981, Meylan and Auffenberg 1986, Swingland and Klemens 1989 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Agrionemys, Centrochelys, Cheirogaster, Ergilemys, Geochelona, Geochelone, Geoemydinei, Gigantochersina, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Kinixys, Mesochersus, Namibchersus, Paleotestudo, Stigmochelys, Stylemys, Testudinini
Subtaxa: Chersina angulata Chersina langebaanwegi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (5 collections)
• Pliocene of South Africa (2)
• Miocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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