Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
The cranium NHMW 2009z0103/0001 is designated as the lectotype by Vlachos et al. 2019
Alternative combination: Testudo schafferi
Full reference: T. Szalai. 1931. Testudo schafferi nov. sp. eine Riesenschildkröte aus dem Pliozän von Samos. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien 45:153-163
Belongs to Titanochelon according to E. Vlachos 2021
See also Pérez-García and Vlachos 2014, Szalai 1931 and Vlachos et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Titanochelon bacharidisi, Titanochelon bolivari, Titanochelon ginsburgi, Titanochelon kayadibiensis, Titanochelon perpiniana, Titanochelon schleichi, Titanochelon vitodurana
Type specimen: NHMW 2009z0103/0001, a skull. Its type locality is Fossil collection from Samos Island in the NHMW, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Greece (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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