Puentemys Cadena et al. 2012 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Full reference: E. A. Cadena, J. I. Bloch, and C. A. Jaramillo. 2012. New bothremydid turtle (Testudines, Pleurodira) from the Paleocene of Northeastern Colombia. Journal of Paleontology 86(4):688-698

Parent taxon: Bothremydini according to A. Pérez-García 2016

See also Cadena et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Algorachelus, Bothremydina, Foxemydina, Khargachelys, Palauchelys

Subtaxa: Puentemys mushaisaensis

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Type: Puentemys mushaisaensis

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Colombia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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