Isometremys lacuna 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

Belongs to Isometremys according to J. Claude et al. 2012

See also Brinkman et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V 1049. Its type locality is Maoming Basin, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian lacustrine - large shale in the Youganwo Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Maoming Basin

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