†Anosteira maomingensis Chow and Liu 1955 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Belongs to Anosteira according to W. G. Joyce 2014
See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Claude et al. 2012, Tong et al. 2010 and Yeh 1963
Sister taxa: Anosteira manchuriana, Anosteira mongoliensis, Anosteira ornata, Anosteira pulchra, Anosteira shuvalovi, Anostira radulina
Type specimen: IVPP V809, a carapace (internal mold of carapace with fragmentary marginal and plastral bones). Its type locality is Maoming Basin, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian lacustrine - large shale in the Youganwo Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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