Geochelone sulcata Miller 1779 (African spurred tortoise)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Belongs to Geochelone according to Miller 1779

Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone kalganensis, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Saudi Arabia (1 collection), Sudan (2)

• Miocene of the United Arab Emirates (5)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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