Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Full reference: P. E. P. Deraniyagala. 1967. Some new Miocene vertebrates from Ceylon. Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings 23:50
Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to P. E. P. Deraniyagala 1969
See also Deraniyagala 1967 and Deraniyagala 1968
Sister taxa: Achilemys, Aldabrachelys, Anhuichelys, Astrochelys, Barnesia, Cachuga, Caryoderma, Cautleya, Chelys patagonica, Chersina, Cylindraspis, Damonia, Emys sombrerensis, Eochersina, Eochersis, Floridemys, Fontainechelon, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) equicomes, Geocheloninae, Geochelonini, Gopherinae, Gopherus, Gopherus praecedens, Homopus, Juvemys, Kansuchelys, Malacochersus, Manouria, Megalochelys, Nicoria, Palaeoemys, Pelorochelon, Platysterninae, Protestudo, Psammobates, Pyxis, Sinohadrianus, Solitudo, Stylemys calaverensis, Testudininae, Testudininei, Testudinites sellovii, Testudo annae, Testudo atascosae, Testudo castrensis, Testudo cultrata, Testudo exornata, Testudo formosa, Testudo francisi, Testudo hayi, Testudo klettiana, Testudo laticaudata, Testudo louisekressmani, Testudo luciae, Testudo ocalana, Testudo paranensis, Testudo peragrans, Testudo quadratus, Testudo semenensis, Testudo undata, Xerobatinae
Subtaxa: Miotestudo ibba
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Sri Lanka (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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