Palaeoamyda Cadena 2016 (softshell turtle)

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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