Perochelys Li et al. 2015 (softshell turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Full reference: L. Li, W. G. Joyce, and J. Liu. 2015. The first soft-shelled turtle from the Jehol Biota of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(2):e909450

Parent taxon: Kuhnemydinae according to S. E. Jasinski et al. 2022

See also Brinkman et al. 2017, Georgalis and Joyce 2017 and Li et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Kuhnemys, Petrochelys

Subtaxa: Perochelys hengshanensis Perochelys lamadongensis

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Type: Perochelys lamadongensis

Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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