Ordosemys brinkmania Danilov and Parham 2007 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Sinemydidae

Full reference: I. G. Danilov and J. F. Parham. 2007. The type series of 'Sinemys' wuerhoensis, a problematic turtle from the Lower Cretaceous of China, includes at least three taxa. Palaeontology 50(2):431-444

Belongs to Ordosemys according to I. G. Danilov and J. F. Parham 2007

Sister taxa: Ordosemys donhai, Ordosemys leios, Ordosemys liaoxiensis, Ordosemys perforata

Type specimen: IVPP V4074.4, a shell (shell in ventral aspect on a slab). Its type locality is Wuerho, IVPP site 64041, which is in a Valanginian/Albian lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Lianmuqin Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Wuerho, IVPP site 64041

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