Geochelone kalganensis Gilmore 1931

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Alternative combinations: Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) kalganensis, Gopherus kalganensis, Testudo kalganensis

Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1931. Fossil turtles of Mongolia. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 59:213-257

Belongs to Geochelone according to C. R. Crumly 1983

See also Auffenberg 1962, Auffenberg 1963, Gilmore 1931 and Yeh 1963

Sister taxa: Geochelone (Asterochelys), Geochelone (Chelonoidis), Geochelone (Geochelone), Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone costaricensis, Geochelone demissa, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone elephantopus, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone laetoliensis, Geochelone nigra, Geochelone oskarkuhni, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone stromeri, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone travancorica, Geochelone yniphora

Type specimen: AMNH 6701, a partial skeleton (partial carapace and plastron)

Distribution: found only at Kalgan area ( of China)

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