Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
The specific name is derived from antiquorum (Latin of old times), as this is the first extinct species of Psammobates to be described.
Full reference: D. G. Broadley. 1997. A new species of Psammobates (Reptilia: Testudinidae) from the Early Pleistocene of South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 34:111-114
Belongs to Psammobates according to G. L. Georgalis et al. 2021
See also Broadley 1997
Sister taxa: Psammobates geometricus, Psammobates oculifer, Psammobates tentorius
Type specimen: DN803, a partial shell. Its type locality is Drimolen Main Quarry, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial breccia in South Africa.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Drimolen Main Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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