Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemidoidae

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Derivation of name. Latin for lovable, for its tiny size.

Full reference: G. Hermanson, F. V. Iori, S. W. Evers, M. C. Langer, and G. S. Ferreira. 2020. A small podocnemidoid (Pleurodira, Pelomedusoides) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil, and the innervation and carotid circulation of side‐necked turtles. Papers in Palaeontology 6(2):329-347

Parent taxon: Podocnemidoidae according to G. Hermanson et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Brasilemydidae, Roxochelys

Subtaxa: Amabilis uchoensis

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Type: Amabilis uchoensis

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at Escadaria (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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