Cambaremys França and Langer 2005 (sideneck turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Full reference: M. A. G. França and M. C. Langer. 2005. A new freshwater turtle (Reptilia, Pleurodira, Podocnemidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Geodiversitas 27(3):391-411

Parent taxon: Podocnemididae according to M. S. de la Fuente et al. 2014

See also França and Langer 2005, Gaffney et al. 2011 and Romano et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Albertwoodemys, Bairdemys, Bauruemydinae, Bauruemys, Brontochelys, Carbonemys, Cerrejonemys, Cordichelys, Dacquemys, Erymnochelyinae, Erymnochelys, Gestemys, Kenyemys, Lapparentemys, Latentemys, Lemurchelys, Mogharemys, Neochelys, Papoulemys, Peiropemys, Peltocephalus, Podocnemidinae, Shweboemys, Stereogenyina, Stereogenyini, Stereogenys, Turkanemys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cambaremys in the database

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