Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae

Alternative combination: Xinjiangchelys levensis

Full reference: V. B. Sukhanov and P. Narmandakh. 2006. New taxa of Mesozoic turtles from Mongolia. Fossil Turtle Research 1:119-127

Belongs to Annemys according to E. M. Obraztsova et al. 2022

See also Evers et al. 2019, Rabi et al. 2014, Rabi et al. 2013 and Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006

Sister taxa: Annemys latiens, Annemys latiens, Annemys levensis, Annemys wusu, Annemys variabilis

Type specimen: PIN 4636-4, a skeleton (a complete shell with a skull). Its type locality is Shar Teg (Ulan Malgait Fm.) [HMNS-GIN], which is in a Tithonian terrestrial horizon in the Ulan Malgait Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Shar Teg (Ulan Malgait Fm.) [HMNS-GIN]

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