Neochelys eocaenica de Stefano 1902 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Full reference: G. de Stefano. 1902. Cheloniani fossili cenozoici. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana 21:263-304

Belongs to Neochelys according to A. Pérez-García and F. Lapparent de Broin 2013

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pépieux-Cesseras, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in the Grès d'Aigne Formation of France

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (12 collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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