Kharakhutulia Sukhanov et al. 2008 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Full reference: V. B. Sukhanov, I. G. Danilov, and E. V. Syromyatnikova. 2008. The description and phylogenetic position of a new nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53(4):601-614

Parent taxon: Nanhsiungchelyidae according to I. Danilov et al. 2014

See also Danilov et al. 2013 and Sukhanov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Anomalochelys, Basilemys, Bulganemys, Bulganemys, Charitonyx, Charitonyx tajanikolaevae, Hanbogdemys, Hanbogdemysa, Jiangxichelys, Nanhsiungchelys, Xianyuechelys, Yuchelys, Zangerlia

Subtaxa: Kharakhutulia kalandadzei

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Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Khara Khutul (PIN coll. 5268) [MPE/SMPE] (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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