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Miocene †Eocenochelus Eocene,
Europe Erymnochelys Madagascar,
Recent †
Shetwemys (formerly "Podocnemis" fajumensis)
Jebel Qatrani Formation, Egypt, Oligocene...
- neck-turning turtles, the
genera Cordichelys, Dacquemys, Albertwoodemys,
Shetwemys and
Stereogenys should be emphasized. All
belong to the Podocnemididae...
- ****igned to this genus, but is now
thought to
belong to its own genus,
Shetwemys.
Morphological analyses suggest that
Neochelys likely represents an ancient...
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belonging to the
group Pelomedusoides. The type
species is S. mailakavava.
Shetwemys Gen. et comb. nov
Valid Pérez-García
Oligocene (Rupelian)
Jebel Qatrani...
