†Palaeoamyda Cadena 2016 (softshell turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Full reference: E. Cadena. 2016. Palaeoamyda messeliana nov. comb. (Testudines, Pan-Trionychidae) from the Eocene Messel Pit and Geiseltal localities, Germany, taxonomic and phylogenetic insights. PeerJ 4:e2647:1-26
Parent taxon: Chitrini according to E. Cadena 2016
Sister taxon: Amyda
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeoamyda in the database
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