Polyechmatemys Ping 1930 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Full reference: C. Ping. 1930. On the Remains of a Turtle from Chouk'outien. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 9(3):205-212

Parent taxon: Emydidae according to C. Ping 1930

Sister taxa: Batagurinae, Callagur, Chelonemys, Chelopus, Chrysemys limnodytes, Clemmys hutchensorum, Clemmys saxea, Deirochelyinae, Deirochelys floridana, Emydinae, Emydoidea, Emydoidea hutchisoni, Emys, Epiemys, Glyptemys, Grayemys, Gyremys, Hieremys, Hybemys, Lyssemys, Malacoclemmys, Palaeotheca, Pseudemys, Pseudemys bisornatus, Pseudemys extincta, Pseudemys hillii, Pseudochrysemys, Pseudograptemys, Pyxidea, Sakya, Senryuemys, Shansiemys, Sharemys, Terrapene

Subtaxa: Polyechmatemys pekinensis

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Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Chouk'outien (Quaternary of China)

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