Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Alternative combination: Gobiapalone breviplastra
Full reference: I. G. Danilov, R. Hirayama, V. B. Sukhanov, S. Suzuki, M. Watabe and N. S. Vitek. 2014. Cretaceous soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) of Mongolia: new diversity, records, and a revision. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12(7):799-832
Belongs to Kuhnemys according to G. L. Georgalis and W. G. Joyce 2017
See also Danilov et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Kuhnemys maortuensis, Kuhnemys orlovi, Kuhnemys palaeocenica
Type specimen: PIN 4694-3, a carapace (Partial shell). Its type locality is Ulan Khushu microsite, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone/sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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