†Stigmochelys crassa Andrews 1914
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Geochelone crassa, Testudo crassa
Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1914. Appendix II. On the Lower Miocene Vertebrates from British East Africa, collected by Dr. Felix Oswald. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 70(1-4):163-186
Belongs to Stigmochelys according to G. L. Georgalis et al. 2021
See also Meylan and Auffenberg 1986
Sister taxa: Stigmochelys brachygularis, Stigmochelys pardalis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Karungu, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Kenya
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Kenya (2 collections)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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