Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1868. On the origin of genera. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 20:242-300

Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to E. A. Cadena and R. D. Vanegas 2023

See also Carvalho et al. 2002 and Gaffney et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Cambaremys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Cordichelys, Dacquemys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Neochelys, Papoulemys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys, Turkanemys

Subtaxa: Podocnemidodda Podocnemis

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Type: Podocnemis

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

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