Wuguia efremovi Khozatsky 1996 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Sinemydidae

Alternative combination: Sinemys efremovi

Synonym: Dracochelys wimani Maisch et al. 2003

Full reference: L. I. Khozatsky. 1996. New turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Central Asia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 3(1):89-94

Belongs to Wuguia according to M. Rabi et al. 2010

See also Brinkman 2001, Brinkman et al. 2008, Danilov and Sukhanov 2006, Maisch et al. 2003 and Sukhanov 2000

Sister taxon: Wuguia hutubeiensis

Type specimens:

  • Wuguia efremovi: PIN 5114-1, a partial shell (A partial shell consists of three pieces: imprint of the dorsal surface, internal core, and imprint of the ventral surface). Its type locality is Toutunhe River area, which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian terrestrial horizon in the Hutubihe Formation of China.
  • Dracochelys wimani: SGP 2001.9, a partial shell (anterior two-thirds of a shell). Its type locality is Liuhonggou, 40 km south-west of Urumqi, which is in an Aptian/Albian lacustrine mudstone/siltstone in the Lianmuqin Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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