†Dacquemys paleomorpha Williams 1954 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Full reference: E. E. Williams. 1954. New or redescribed pelomedusid skulls from the Tertiary of Africa and Asia (Testudines, Pelomedusidae) 1. Dacquemys paleomorpha, new genus, new species from the Lower Oligocene of the Fayum. Egypt Breviora 35:1-9
Belongs to Dacquemys according to Williams 1954
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS 12645, a skull. Its type locality is Dimeh, which is in a Priabonian offshore sandstone in the Birket Qarun Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections)
• Eocene of Egypt (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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