Guangdongemys Claude et al. 2012 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Full reference: J. Claude, J.-Y. Zhang, J.-J. Li, J.-Y. Mo, X.-W. Kuang and H. Tong. 2012. Geoemydid turtles from the Late Eocene Maoming basin, southern China. Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France 183(6):641-651

Parent taxon: Geoemydidae according to J. Claude et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Bridgeremys, Clemmydopsis, Cuora, Cyclemys, Echmatemys, Geiselemys, Geoemyda, Geoemydinae, Isometremys, Mauremys, Ocadia, Orlitia, Palaeochelyinae, Palaeochelys, Palatochelydia, Ptychogasterinae, Ptychogastrini, Rhinoclemmydinae, Rhinoclemmys, Sacalia, Siebenrockiella

Subtaxa: Guangdongemys pingi

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Type: Guangdongemys pingi

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Maoming Basin (Eocene to Eocene of China)

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