Mongolemys Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Full reference: L. I. Khosatzky and M. Mlynarski. 1971. Chelonians from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Palaeontologia Polonica 25:131-144

Parent taxon: Lindholmemydidae according to E. A. Cadena et al. 2013

See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Joyce et al. 2004, Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971, Nessov 1984, Nessov 1986 and Sukhanov 2000

Sister taxa: Amuremys, Elkemys, Gravemys, Hokouchelys, Hongilemys, Hongilemys, Khodzhakulemys, Lindholmemys, Paragravemys, Paramongolemys, Shandongemys, Tsaotanemys

Subtaxa: Mongolemys elegans Mongolemys reshetovi Mongolemys tatarinovi Mongolemys turfanensis

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Type: Mongolemys elegans

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (3)

• Cretaceous of Mongolia (17), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 22 collections including 24 occurrences

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