Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Full reference: H.-Y. Tong, L. Li, D.-S. Li, L.-M. Chen, T. Li, S.-H. Yu, G.-S. Yu, X.-Q. Cheng, Y.-L. Di and J. Claude. 2016. A revision of Anhuichelys Yeh, 1979, the earliest known stem Testudinidae (Testudines: Cryptodira) from the Paleocene of China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 54(2):156-179
Belongs to Anhuichelys according to H.-Y. Tong et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anhuichelys siaoshihensis, Anhuichelys tsienshanensis
Type specimen: IVPP V 5599, a partial shell (Shell with damaged carapace and complete plastron). Its type locality is Yangxinwu (Qianshan locality 71071), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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