Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Full reference: V. V. Kuznetsov and V. M. Chkhikvadze. 1977. New Data on Fresh-water Tortoises (Testudines, Emydidae) from the Middle Oligocene of the Turgay Basin (Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 22(3):37-44
Belongs to Ocadia according to V. V. Kuznetsov and V. M. Chkhikvadze 1977
Sister taxa: Ocadia nicoleti, Ocadia nipponica, Ocadia perplexa, Ocadia sansaniensis, Ocadia tanegashimensis
Type specimen: IZANK 339, a partial shell (right epiplastron with hypoplastron). Its type locality is Myneseksuyek, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Chilikty Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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