†Bashuchelys youngi Tong et al. 2012 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bashuchelyidae
Full reference: H. Tong, I. Danilov, Y. Ye, H. Ouyang, and G. Peng. 2012. Middle Jurassic turtles from the Sichuan Basin, China: a review. Geological Magazine 149(4):675-695
Belongs to Bashuchelys according to H. Tong et al. 2012
Sister taxon: Bashuchelys zigongensis
Type specimen: ZDM 3007 (field number ZDM 1), a partial shell (a shell with articulated damaged carapace and almost complete plastron). Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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