Lindholmemys planicostata Riabinin 1930 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Alternative combinations: Amuremys planicostata, Aspideretes planicostatus, Mongolemys planicostatus

Belongs to Lindholmemys according to I. Danilov et al. 2014

See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Danilov et al. 2002, Yeh 1963 and Young 1935

Sister taxa: Lindholmemys elegans, Lindholmemys gravis, Lindholmemys kurzanovi, Lindholmemys martinsoni, Lindholmemys occidentalis

Type specimen: CCMGE 12/3413, an osteoderm (right costal 1). Its type locality is Jiayin, which is in a Maastrichtian floodplain sandstone/mudstone in the Yuliangzi Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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