Alak Shand Khuduk (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

Where: Omnogov, Mongolia (43.5° N, 99.2° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 88.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Nemegt Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. G. Danilov, R. Hirayama, V. B. Sukhanov, S. Suzuki, M. Watabe and N. S. Vitek. 2014. Cretaceous soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) of Mongolia: new diversity, records, and a revision. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12(7):799-832 [P. Mannion/J. Tennant/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 154391: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Jonathan Tennant on 19.02.2014

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
"Gobiapalone breviplastra" = Kuhnemys breviplastra
"Gobiapalone breviplastra" = Kuhnemys breviplastra Danilov et al. 2014 softshell turtle
Partial carapace