†Taquetochelys Broin 1980 (sideneck turtle)
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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
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Niger (2 collections)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Morocco (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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