Cordichelys Gaffney et al. 2011 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, P. A. Meylan, R. C. Wood, E. Simons, and D. De Almeida Campos. 2011. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: the family Podocnemididae. American Museum Novitates 350:1-237

Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to M. D. Cherney et al. 2020

See also de la Fuente et al. 2014, de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2018 and Gaffney et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Cambaremys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Dacquemys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Neochelys, Papoulemys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Podocnemidinae, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys, Turkanemys

Subtaxa: Cordichelys antiqua

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Type: Podocnemis antiqua

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (4 collections), Spain (1), Western Sahara (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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