Psammobates Fitzinger 1835 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014

See also Frank and Ramus 1996, Meylan and Auffenberg 1986, Swingland and Klemens 1989 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Achilemys, Aldabrachelys, Anhuichelys, Astrochelys, Barnesia, Cachuga, Caryoderma, Cautleya, Chelys patagonica, Chersina, Cylindraspis, Damonia, Emys sombrerensis, Eochersina, Eochersis, Floridemys, Fontainechelon, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) equicomes, Geocheloninae, Geochelonini, Gopherinae, Gopherus, Gopherus praecedens, Homopus, Juvemys, Kansuchelys, Malacochersus, Manouria, Megalochelys, Miotestudo, Nicoria, Palaeoemys, Pelorochelon, Platysterninae, Protestudo, Pyxis, Sinohadrianus, Solitudo, Stylemys calaverensis, Testudininae, Testudininei, Testudinites sellovii, Testudo annae, Testudo atascosae, Testudo castrensis, Testudo cultrata, Testudo exornata, Testudo formosa, Testudo francisi, Testudo hayi, Testudo klettiana, Testudo laticaudata, Testudo louisekressmani, Testudo luciae, Testudo ocalana, Testudo paranensis, Testudo peragrans, Testudo quadratus, Testudo semenensis, Testudo undata, Xerobatinae

Subtaxa: Psammobates antiquorum Psammobates geometricus Psammobates oculifer Psammobates tentorius

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Drimolen Main Quarry (Quaternary of South Africa)

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