Statements (26)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
turtle
subfamily |
gptkbp:characteristic |
pelvic girdle fused to shell
cannot retract head vertically |
gptkbp:commonName |
side-necked turtles
|
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
gptkb:Cryptodira
sideways retraction of neck |
gptkbp:distribution |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Australia gptkb:South_America |
gptkbp:extinctFamilies |
gptkb:Podocnemididae
gptkb:Chelidae gptkb:Pelomedusidae |
gptkbp:fossilRange |
Early Cretaceous to present
|
gptkbp:habitat |
freshwater
|
gptkbp:neckRetraction |
sideways
|
gptkbp:notableSpecies |
gptkb:African_helmeted_turtle
gptkb:Mata_mata gptkb:Yellow-spotted_river_turtle |
gptkbp:numberOfFamilies |
3 (extant)
|
gptkbp:order |
gptkb:Testudines
|
gptkbp:parent |
gptkb:Testudines
|
gptkbp:subfamily |
gptkb:Testudines
|
gptkbp:taxonRank |
subfamily
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Testudines
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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