Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae
Full reference: H. -K. Yeh. 1986. [A Jurassic turtle from Junggar, Xinjiang. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 24(3):171-181
Belongs to Xinjiangchelys according to D. B. Brinkman et al. 2013
See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Matzke et al. 2004, Sukhanov 2000 and Yeh 1986
Sister taxa: Sinemys wuerhoensis, Toxocheloides naryensis, Xinjiangchelys chowi, Xinjiangchelys jingyanensis, Xinjiangchelys jinyanensis, Xinjiangchelys oshanensis, Xinjiangchelys qiguensis, Xinjiangchelys radiplicatoides, Xinjiangchelys radiplicatus, Xinjiangchelys tianshanensis
Type specimen: IVPP V7648, a shell. Its type locality is Xinjiangchelys junggarensis type locality, which is in an Oxfordian terrestrial horizon in the Shishugou Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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