Kizylkumemys Nessov 1977 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae

Parent taxon: Carettochelyidae according to I. Danilov et al. 2014

See also Joyce et al. 2004, Nessov 1984, Nessov 1986 and Sukhanov 2000

Sister taxa: Akrochelys, Allaeochelyinae, Anosteira, Anosteira radulina, Anosteirinae, Apholidemys granosa, Apholidemys sublaevis, Byeoljubuchelys, Carettochelyinae, Carettochelys, Chorlakkichelys, Chorlakkichelys shahi, Pseudoanosteira

Subtaxa: Kizylkumemys khoratensis Kizylkumemys schultzi Kizylkumemys schultzi mirabilis

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Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections), Mongolia (1), Thailand (5), Uzbekistan (5)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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