Kharakhutulia kalandadzei 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

Belongs to Kharakhutulia according to V. B. Sukhanov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 5268−1, a partial shell (A partial shell missing its right and posterior periphery). Its type locality is Khara Khutul (PIN coll. 5268) [MPE/SMPE], which is in a Cenomanian/Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Baynshire Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

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

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