Kirgizemys leptis Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Macrobaenidae

Alternative combination: Hangaiemys leptis

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

Belongs to Kirgizemys according to I. Danilov et al. 2014

See also Danilov et al. 2006 and Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006

Sister taxa: Kirgizemys dmitrievi, Kirgizemys exaratus, Kirgizemys hoburensis

Type specimen: GIN 25/85, a shell (carapace)

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Hüren Dukh (general) (Cretaceous of Mongolia)

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