Hangaiemys kansuensis Bohlin 1953

Reptilia - Testudines - Macrobaenidae

Alternative combinations: Kirgizemys kansuensis, Osteopygis kansuensis

Full reference: B. Bohlin. 1953. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 37:1-113

Belongs to Hangaiemys according to J. F. Parham and J. H. Hutchison 2003

See also Bohlin 1953, Danilov et al. 2006 and Sukhanov 2000

Sister taxa: Hangaiemys acutus, Hangaiemys hoburensis, Hangaiemys latilimbata, Hangaiemys leptis, Hangaiemys leptis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chia-yü-kuan (SSE), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian lacustrine claystone in the Minhe Formation of China

Distribution: found only at Chia-yü-kuan (SSE)

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