Alternative combinations: Plesiochelys latimarginalis, Xinjiangchelys latimarginalis
Full reference: C.-C. Young and M.-C. Chow. 1953. New fossil reptiles from Szechuan China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 1(3):87-109
Belongs to Chengyuchelys according to C. Chou et al. 2023
See also Brinkman et al. 2013, Brinkman et al. 2008, Danilov and Parham 2008, Matzke et al. 2004, Perea et al. 2014, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013, Pérez-García et al. 2008, Pérez-García and Ortega 2011, Puntener et al. 2014, Sukhanov 2000, Tong et al. 2012, Yeh 1963 and Young and Chow 1953
Sister taxa: Chengyuchelys baenoides, Chengyuchelys zigongensis
Type specimen: IVPP V705, a shell. Its type locality is Tatienwan building foundation, Fotoukwan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in China.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections), Kyrgyzstan (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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