Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Etymology of the genus name: Namib, from the Namib Desert where the specimens were collected, and the Greek chersos solid ground, continental.
Full reference: F. de Lapparent de Broin. 2003. Miocene Chelonians from southern Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:67-102
Parent taxon: Testudininae according to E. Vlachos and M. Rabi 2018
See also de Lapparent de Broin 2003
Sister taxa: Agrionemys, Centrochelys, Cheirogaster, Ergilemys, Geochelona, Geochelone, Geoemydinei, Gigantochersina, Impregnochelys, Indotestudo, Kinixys, Mesochersus, Paleotestudo, Stigmochelys, Stylemys, Testudinini
Subtaxa: Namibchersus namaquensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), Namibia (11)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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