Isometremys Chow and Yeh 1962 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Full reference: M. Chow and H.-K. Yeh. 1962. A New Emydid from the Eocene of Maoming, Kwangtung. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 6(3):225-229

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

See also Brinkman et al. 2008 and Chow and Yeh 1962

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

Subtaxa: Isometremys lacuna

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Type: Isometremys lacuna

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

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

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