Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Full reference: R. C. Wood. 2003. Fossil turtles from Lothagam. Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa 115-136
Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014
See also Gaffney et al. 2011 and Wood 2003
Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Cambaremys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Cordichelys, Dacquemys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Neochelys, Papoulemys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Podocnemidinae, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys
Subtaxa: Turkanemys pattersoni
Type: Turkanemys pattersoni
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Kenya (3 collections)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Kenya (2)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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