Mongolemys ulensis Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Alternative combination: Haichemys ulensis

Full reference: V. B. Sukhanov and P. Narmandakh. 2006. New taxa of Mesozoic turtles from Mongolia. Fossil Turtle Research 1:119-127

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

See also Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006

Sister taxa: Mongolemys elegans, Mongolemys reshetovi, Mongolemys tatarinovi, Mongolemys turfanensis

Type specimen: PIN 4691-1, a shell (almost complete shell). Its type locality is Haichin Ula I [SMGE, SMPE] (PIN coll. 4230), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Haichin Ula I [SMGE, SMPE] (PIN coll. 4230)

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