Neochelys salmanticensis Jimenez 1971 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Alternative combination: Podocnemis carbajosai

Synonyms: Duerochelys arribasi Jimenez 1975, Podocnemis armuniensis Jimenez 1970, Podocnemis entodermica Jimenez 1970

Belongs to Neochelys according to A. Pérez-García et al. 2023

See also de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2018, Gaffney et al. 2011, Jimenez-Fuentes et al. 1988, Lapparent de Broin 2003, Pérez-García 2017 and Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin 2015

Sister taxa: Neochelys arenarum, Neochelys bolcensis, Neochelys capellinii, Neochelys eocaenica, Neochelys franzeni, Neochelys laurenti, Neochelys liriae, Neochelys mengaudi, Neochelys nicolisii, Neochelys zamorensis, Polysternum mengaudi

Type specimens:

  • Neochelys salmanticensis: N209. Its type locality is Caenes, which is in a MP 15/MP 16 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
  • Duerochelys arribasi: N326. Its type locality is Teso de las Canteras, which is in a Priabonian fluvial sandstone in Spain.
  • Podocnemis armuniensis: N327. Its type locality is Teso de las Canteras, which is in a Priabonian fluvial sandstone in Spain.
  • Podocnemis entodermica: N181. Its type locality is West of Teso de la Flecha, which is in an Eocene fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in Spain.

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Spain (13 collections)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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