Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: A. Pérez-García. 2017. A new turtle taxon (Podocnemidoidea, Bothremydidae) reveals the oldest known dispersal event of the crown Pleurodira from Gondwana to Laurasia. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(9):709-731
Parent taxon: Bothremydini according to A. Pérez-García 2020
See also Pérez-García 2017
Sister taxa: Bothremydina, Foxemydina, Khargachelys, Palauchelys, Puentemys
Subtaxa: Algorachelus parvus Algorachelus peregrinus Algorachelus tibert
Type: Algorachelus peregrinus
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Palestinian Territory (1 collection), Portugal (1), Spain (2), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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