R. Hirayama 1992
Full reference
R. Hirayama. 1992. Fossil turtles from the Neogene strata in the Sinda basin, eastern Zaire. African Study Monographs 17:49-65 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
Metadata
| ID number: | 66497 |
| Created: | 2018-08-02 09:43:39 |
| Publication type: | journal article |
| Taxonomy: | stated with evidence |
| Language: | English |
| Comments: Fossil turtles collected from the Sinda Beds of eastern Zaire contain three families. They are Erymnochelys Spa of family Pelomedusidae, gen. et Spa indet. of family Carettochelyidae, and gen. et Spa indet. of family Trionychidae. Among them is the first known occurrence from Africa of carettochelyid, the pig-nosed turtle, Erymnochelys, the bigheaded side necked turtle, which once flourished in African during Tertiary, is restricted to Madagascar, today. All of these are presumed to have had aquatic habitat in rivers and lakes. | |