Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae
Full reference: H. -K. Yeh. 1973. [Discovery of Plesiochelys from Upper Lufeng Series, Oshan, Yunnan and its stratigraphical significance]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 11(2):160-164
Belongs to Xinjiangchelys according to H. Tong et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Sinemys wuerhoensis, Toxocheloides naryensis, Xinjiangchelys chowi, Xinjiangchelys jingyanensis, Xinjiangchelys jinyanensis, Xinjiangchelys junggarensis, Xinjiangchelys qiguensis, Xinjiangchelys radiplicatoides, Xinjiangchelys radiplicatus, Xinjiangchelys tianshanensis
Type specimen: IVPP V4444, a partial shell. Its type locality is Jialimu Village, Dianzhong, Eshan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in China.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry 1, Lao Chang Qing
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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