Jainemys pisdurensis Jain 1977

Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Alternative combinations: Carteremys pisdurensis, Shweboemys pisdurensis

Belongs to Jainemys according to W. G. Joyce and S. Bandyopadhyay 2020

See also Gaffney et al. 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ISI R200, a partial skull. Its type locality is Pisdura Hill (sandstone), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India.

Distribution: found only at Pisdura Hill (sandstone)

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