Reptilia - Testudinata - Plesiochelyidae
Full reference: H. -K. Yeh. 1973. [Discovery of Plesiochelys from Upper Lufeng Series, Oshan, Yunnan and its stratigraphical significance]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 11(2):160-164
Belongs to Plesiochelys according to Ye 1973
See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Tong et al. 2015 and Yeh 1973
Sister taxa: Clemmys grayi, Emys hugi, Emys hugii, Emys jurensis, Emys trionychoides, Plesiochelys bigleri, Plesiochelys etalloni, Plesiochelys kwanganensis, Plesiochelys minor, Plesiochelys normandicus, Plesiochelys planiceps
Type specimen: IVPP V4444, a partial shell. Its type locality is Jialimu Village, Dianzhong, Eshan, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in China.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Jialimu Village, Dianzhong, Eshan
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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