Chersina Gray 1831 (turtle)

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

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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

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