Mogharemys blanckenhorni Dacque 1912 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Alternative combination: Sternothaerus blanckenhorni

Belongs to Mogharemys according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH R.8440. Its type locality is Wadi Moghra, which is in a MN 4 marginal marine sandstone in the Moghara Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wadi Moghra

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