Tsaotanemys parvulus Bohlin 1953 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

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 B. Bohlin 1953

See also Brinkman et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Tsaotanemys compressus, Tsaotanemys rugosus, Tsaotanemys undulatus

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

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Chia-yü-kuan (SSE)

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