†Kizylkumemys schultzi Nessov 1977 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Belongs to Kizylkumemys according to W. G. Joyce 2014
See also Nessov 1984 and Sukhanov 2000
Sister taxa: Kizylkumemys khoratensis, Kizylkumemys schultzi mirabilis
Type specimen: CCMGE 11180-1, a partial shell (right hypoplastron). Its type locality is SH-5, Khodzhakulsai ravine, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial sandstone in the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1 collection), Uzbekistan (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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