Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Full reference: H. Tong, V. Sutheethorn, J. Claude, E. Buffetaut, and P. Jintasakul. 2005. The turtle fauna from the Khok Kruat Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Thailand. Proceedings of the International Conference on Geology, Geotechnology and Mineral Resources of Indochina 610-614
Belongs to Kizylkumemys according to Tong et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Kizylkumemys schultzi, Kizylkumemys schultzi mirabilis
Type specimen: NRRU A1861, a carapace. Its type locality is Ban Saphan Hin, which is in an Aptian terrestrial conglomerate in the Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Thailand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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