Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, S. Chatterjee, and D. K. Rudra. 2001. Kurmademys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of India. American Museum Novitates 3321:1-16

Parent taxon: Bothremydidae according to F. de Lapparent de Broin and G. V. R. Prasad 2020

See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, Gaffney et al. 2001 and Gaffney et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Arenila, Atolchelys, Azabbaremys, Bothremydinae, Bothremydini, Bothremydodda, Carteremys, Cearachelyini, Cearachelys, Chedighaii, Elochelys, Inaechelys, Kurmademydinae, Kurmademydini, Labrostochelys, Nigeremys, Palemys, Phosphatochelys, Pleurochayah, Podocnemis somaliensis, Rhothonemys, Rosasia, Sankuchemys, Sindhochelys, Taphrosphyini, Taphrosphys, Ummulisani

Subtaxa: Kurmademys kallamedensis

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Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at northwest of Kallamedu village (Cretaceous of India)

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