Hokouchelys Yeh 1974 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Full reference: H.-K. Yeh. 1974. Cenozoic chelonian fossils from Nanhsiung, Kwangtung. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 12(1):26-37

Parent taxon: Lindholmemydidae according to E. A. Cadena et al. 2013

See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Carroll 1988 and Yeh 1974

Sister taxa: Amuremys, Elkemys, Gravemys, Hongilemys, Hongilemys, Khodzhakulemys, Lindholmemys, Mongolemys, Paragravemys, Paramongolemys, Shandongemys, Tsaotanemys

Subtaxa: Hokouchelys chenshuensis

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Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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