Stigmochelys Gray 1873 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Parent taxon: Testudininae according to E. Vlachos and M. Rabi 2018
See also de la Fuente et al. 2014 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Agrionemys, Centrochelys, Cheirogaster, Ergilemys, Geochelona, Geochelone, Geoemydinei, Gigantochersina, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Kinixys, Mesochersus, Namibchersus, Paleotestudo, Stylemys, Testudinini
Subtaxa: Stigmochelys brachygularis Stigmochelys crassa Stigmochelys pardalis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Kenya (2), Tanzania (9)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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