†Xiaochelys ningchengensis Zhou and Rabi 2015 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Sinemydidae
Full reference: C.-F. Zhou and M. Rabi. 2015. A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles. Scientific Reports 5:16299:1-12
Belongs to Xiaochelys according to C.-F. Zhou and M. Rabi 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PMOL-AR00210, a skeleton. Its type locality is Yangshuwanzi, Ningcheng County (NIGP collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Yangshuwanzi, Ningcheng County (NIGP collection)
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