†Kizylkumemys Nessov 1977 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Parent taxon: Carettochelyidae according to W. G. Joyce et al. 2004
See also Nessov 1984, Nessov 1986 and Sukhanov 2000
Sister taxa: Akrochelys, Allaeochelyinae, Anosteira, Anosteira radulina, Anosteirinae, Apholidemys granosa, Apholidemys sublaevis, Carettochelyinae, Carettochelys, Chorlakkichelys, Chorlakkichelys shahi, Pseudoanosteira
Subtaxa: Kizylkumemys khoratensis Kizylkumemys schultzi Kizylkumemys schultzi mirabilis
Type: Kizylkumemys schultzi
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections), Mongolia (1), Thailand (4), Uzbekistan (5)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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