Tsaotanemys rugosus Bohlin 1953 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Alternative combination: Tsaotanemys rugosa

Full reference: B. Bohlin. 1953. VI. Vertebrate Palaeontology 6. Fossil reptiles from Mongolia and Kansu. Reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-western Provinces of China under Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin. The Sino-Swedish Expedition Publication 37:1-113

Belongs to Tsaotanemys according to D. B. Brinkman et al. 2008

See also Bohlin 1953 and Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971

Sister taxa: Tsaotanemys compressus, Tsaotanemys parvulus, Tsaotanemys undulatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chia-yĆ¼-kuan (SSE), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian lacustrine claystone in the Minhe Formation of China

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Mongolia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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