Amuremys planicostata Riabinin 1930 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Alternative combinations: Aspideretes planicostatus, Mongolemys planicostatus

Belongs to Amuremys according to D. B. Brinkman et al. 2008

See also Danilov et al. 2002, Yeh 1963 and Young 1935

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CCMGE 12/3413, an osteoderm (right costal 1). Its type locality is Jiayin, which is in a Maastrichtian floodplain sandstone/mudstone in the Yuliangzi Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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