Genus: Taquetochelys BROIN, 1980
Etymology: In honor of Philip Taquet and Greek, chelys "turtle."

Species: decorata BROIN, 1980
Etymology:

Holotype: GDF 847

Locality: Illumeden Basin, Tenere Desert, Gadoufauna, central Niger, Central Africa.

Horizon: Elrhaz Formation.

Biostratigraphy: GAD 5 level.

Age: Late Aptian, Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material: Fragment of hypoplastron.

Paratypes:

MNHN.F GDF 838: First costal.

MNHN.F GDF 839- 843: Costals.

MNHN.F GDF 844-846: Peripherals.

MNHN.F GDF 848: Xiphiplastron.

Referred material:

PEREZ-GARCIA, 2018

MNHN.F GDF 853, 854: Peripherals.

MNHN.F GDF 851, 858, 905, 906: First pair of costals.

MNHN.F GDF 855-857, 860-865, 867-869, 871, 873, 877, 880, 882-895, 1701: Several second to eight costals.

MNHN.F GDF 850: Hypoplastron.

 

= Genus: Lagaremys SERENO, & ELSHAFIE, 2013
Etymology: Greek, Lagano, 'pancake', and Greek, emys, 'turtle'.

Species: tenerensis SERENO, & ELSHAFIE, 2013
Etymology: In reference to the Tenere Desert, and Latin, ins, 'from'.

Holotype: MNN GAD28

Locality: Field locality 94, Gadufaou, apparently 125 kms east of Agadez, 16°26'16.3N, 9°7'3.6E, Illumeden Basin, Niger.

Horizon: GAD level 5, Elrhaz Formation, Tegama Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian-Albian Stage, Early Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material: A nearly complete articulated skull and postcranial skeleton lacking the left posterolateral corner of the carapace, the right forelimb distal to the humerus, and the left hind limb.