†Kurobechelys tricarinata Shikama 1956 (sea turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: T. Shikama. 1956. Miocene Chelonia of Japan. Sci. Rept. Yokohama Nation. Univ 2(5):35-62
Belongs to Kurobechelys according to R. Hirayama 2007
See also Lynch and Parham 2003 and Shikama 1956
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aimoto, which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone in the Nanpo Formation of Japan
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Aimoto
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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