Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Named in honor of my esteemed friend and colleague, Peter C. H. Pritchard, in recognition of his numerous contributions to knowledge of the world's turtles.
Full reference: R. Wood. 1997. Turtles. Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia 155-170
Belongs to Podocnemis according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014
See also Riff et al. 2010, Sanchez-Villagra and Scheyer 2010 and Wood 1997
Sister taxa: Podocnemis argentinensis, Podocnemis bassleri, Podocnemis bramlyi, Podocnemis brasiliensis, Podocnemis erythrocephala, Podocnemis expansa, Podocnemis freibergi, Podocnemis geologorum, Podocnemis harrisi, Podocnemis lewyana, Podocnemis medemi, Podocnemis negrii, Podocnemis sextuberculata, Podocnemis stromeri, Podocnemis tatacoensis, Podocnemis unifilis, Podocnemis vogli
Type specimen: UCMP 63782, a partial shell (A neraly complete and well-preserved shell, lacking only a small portion of the posterior margin of the caparace)
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cerro Gordo Locality 2, UCMP V-4531 (Miocene of Colombia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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