Full reference: C. Li, X. C. Wu, O. Rieppel, L. T. Wang, and L. J. Zhao. 2008. An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China. Nature 456:497-501
Parent taxon: Testudines according to J. Anquetin 2012
See also Li et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Amphichelydia, Apertotemporalis, Apholidemys, Asturichelys, Casichelydia, Chelone obovata, Chelone sopita, Chelonipus, Cryptodira, Cryptrodiramorpha, Entoplastrites, Euclastochelys, Euclastochelys interrupta, Haichemydidae, Larachelus, Meiolania damelipi, Pancryptodira, Panpleurodira, Platychelone, Platychelone emarginata, Plesiochelydiae, Pleurodira, Podocnemis lata, Proganochelydia, Senonemys suemegensis, Sokotochelys, Tacuarembemys, Temnoclemmys cordiformis, Triassochelys, Trionyx fuchienensis, Trionyx tshelkarensis, Marina, Paludinosa, Terrestria, Fluvialia, Cryptodiramorpha, Tomochelone, Chelonoides, Glaucochelone, Padiochelys, Protemys, Chelycarapookidae, Pseudosphargis, Pachychelys, Metachelydia, Oligochelone, Therezinosaurus, Halmyrachelidae
Subtaxa: Odontochelys semitestacea
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Guanling, Lower Xiaowa Formation fossil lagerstätte (Triassic of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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