Melanochelys Schweigger 1812 (Indian black turtles)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Parent taxon: Geoemydinae according to R. Garbin et al. 2020

See also Frank and Ramus 1996 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Heosemys, Leucocephalon, Malayemys, Morenia, Notochelys, Vijayachelys

Subtaxa: Melanochelys sivalensis Melanochelys tapani Melanochelys tricarinata Melanochelys trijuga

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Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Moldova (1 collection), Pakistan (2)

• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences

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