Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae
Alternative combination: Plesiochelys zigongensis
Full reference: G. Peng, Y. Ye, Y. Gao, C. Shu, and S. Jiang. 2005. Zìgòng dìqū zhū luó jì kǒnglóng dòngwù qún [Jurassic Dinosaur Faunas in Zigong]. 1-236
Belongs to Tienfuchelys according to H. Tong et al. 2012
See also Peng et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Tienfuchelys chungkingensis, Tienfuchelys tzuyangensis
Type specimen: ZDM 0048, a carapace (Incomplete shell with articulated carapace and plastron; anterior part of carapace damaged and right side of carapace mostly preserved as internal mold; plastro)
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tienfuchelys zigongensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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