Taquetochelys Broin 1980 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Araripemydidae

Parent taxon: Araripemydidae according to A. Pérez-García 2018

See also Gaffney et al. 2006 and Sereno and ElShafie 2013

Sister taxa: Araripemys, Laganemys

Subtaxa: Taquetochelys decorata

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Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Niger (2 collections)

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Morocco (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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