Kizylkumemys schultzi Nessov 1977 (turtle)

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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