Sinemys chabuensis Ji and Chen 2018 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Sinemydidae

Full reference: S. Ji and X. Chen. 2018. [A New Early Cretaceous Turtle from Otog Qi, Inner Mongolia, China]. Acta Geologica Sinica 92(4):629-637

Belongs to Sinemys according to S. Ji and X. Chen 2018

Sister taxa: Sinemys brevispinus, Sinemys gamera, Sinemys lens

Type specimen: IG 13051, a partial shell (partial carapace). Its type locality is Hadetu, Chabu Sumu Site II, which is in a Barremian lacustrine horizon in the Jingchuan Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Hadetu, Chabu Sumu Site II

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