Kuhnemys breviplastra Danilov et al. 2014 (softshell turtle)

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

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