Amabilis uchoensis Hermanson et al. 2020 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemidoidae

LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:09EB4626-7D37-4182-9F88-8CCA8B914778

Derivation of name. The name refers to Uchoa municipality, where the holotype is housed.

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

Belongs to Amabilis according to G. Hermanson et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPPC 01-0040, a partial skull. Its type locality is Escadaria, which is in a Santonian/Campanian coastal conglomerate in the Sao Jose do Rio Preto Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at Escadaria

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