Wutuchelys eocenica Tong et al. 2017 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

the species name derives from the Eocene age of the specimen

Full reference: H. Tong, J. Claude, C.-S. Li, J. Yang, and T. Smith. 2017. Wutuchelys eocenica n. gen. n. sp., an Eocene stem testudinoid turtle from Wutu, Shandong Province, China. Geological Magazine 1-14

Belongs to Wutuchelys according to H. Tong et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PEPZ WT012, a partial shell (partial shell with articulated carapace and plastron). Its type locality is Changle Coal Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial coal in the Wutu Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Changle Coal Mine

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