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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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