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Lindholmemydidae

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae

Taxonomy
Lindholmemydidae was named by Chkhikvadze (1970). It is not extant. Its type is Lindholmemys.

It was assigned to Testudines by Danilov et al. (2002); and to Testudinoidea by Brinkman et al. (2008), Li et al. (2013), Danilov et al. (2014).

Subtaxa
Amuremys, Elkemys, Gravemys, Hokouchelys, Hongilemys, Hongilemys, Jastmelchyi, Khodzhakulemys, Lindholmemys (type genus), Mongolemys, Paragravemys, Paramongolemys, Shandongemys, Tienfucheloides jastmelchyi, Tsaotanemys
Entered
by P. Holroyd on 2006-05-29; modified by E. Vlachos on 2025-12-15

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Lindholmemydidae Chkhikvadze
1981Tienfucheloides jastmelchyi Chkhikvadze
1987Jastmelchyi jastmelchyi Chkhikvadze p. 72 figs. Pl. II
2000Hongilemys Sukhanov p. 354
2002Lindholmemydidae Danilov et al.
2008Lindholmemydidae Brinkman et al. p. 75
2013Lindholmemydidae Li et al. p. 244
2014Lindholmemydidae Danilov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—ArchelosauriaCrawford 2015
—Pantestudines
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyLindholmemydidaeChkhikvadze 1970
familyLindholmemydidaeChkhikvadze 1970

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Lindholmemydidae Chkhikvadze 1970
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G. †Amuremys Danilov et al. 2002
G. †Elkemys Chkhikvadze 1976
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†Elkemys australis Yeh 1974
G. †Gravemys Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1983
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†Gravemys barsboldi Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1974
†Gravemys hutchisoni Danilov 2003
G. †Hokouchelys Yeh 1974
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G. †Hongilemys Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006
G. †Jastmelchyi Chkhikvadze 1987
G. †Khodzhakulemys Danilov 1999
G. †Lindholmemys Riabinin 1935
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†Lindholmemys elegans Riabinin 1935
†Lindholmemys gravis Nessov and Khozatsky 1980
†Lindholmemys kurzanovi Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006
†Lindholmemys martinsoni Ckhikvadze 1975
†Lindholmemys planicostata Riabinin 1930
G. †Mongolemys Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971
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†Mongolemys elegans Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971
†Mongolemys reshetovi Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1976
†Mongolemys tatarinovi Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1976
†Mongolemys ulensis Sukhanov and Narmandakh 2006
G. †Paragravemys Sukhanov et al. 1999
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†Paragravemys erratica Sukhanov et al. 1999
G. †Paramongolemys Danilov and Sukhanov 2013
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†Paramongolemys khosatzkyi Danilov and Sukhanov 2013
G. †Shandongemys Li et al. 2013
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†Shandongemys dongwuica Li et al. 2013
G. †Tsaotanemys Bohlin 1953
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†Tsaotanemys compressus Bohlin 1953
†Tsaotanemys parvulus Bohlin 1953
†Tsaotanemys rugosus Bohlin 1953
†Tsaotanemys undulatus Bohlin 1953
Invalid names: Hongilemys Sukhanov 2000 [nomen nudum], Tienfucheloides jastmelchyi Chkhikvadze 1981 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Bumbanian or 119.57000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Mongolia (Dornogov) L. sp. (127658)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Mongolia Jastmelchyi jastmelchyi (235838)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Mongolemys sp. (77191)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Khodzhakulemys occidentalis (68823) Mongolemys occidentalis (58490)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Mongolemys sp. (58208 64682) Mongolemys sp., Khodzhakulemys occidentalis (64685)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Mongolia (Omnogov) Lindholmemys martinsoni, Testudines indet. (37021)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Lindholmemydidae indet. (127666)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Lindholmemys martinsoni (127759) Lindholmemys sp., Lindholmemydidae indet. (108342) Mongolemys sp. (118167) Paragravemys erratica (127738)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Lindholmemys sp. (59698)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan (Iwate) Lindholmemydidae indet. (165694)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Navoi) Lindholmemys elegans (46959) Lindholmemys sp. (58179)
Late/Upper Turonian - Late/Upper Santonian93.9 - 83.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Lindholmemydidae indet. (55254)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Kazakhstan (Turkistan) Lindholmemys sp. (53132)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Tajikistan (Sogd) Lindholmemys gravis (58701)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Lindholmemys gravis (68826 127817)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2China (Shandong) Lindholmemydidae indet., Shandongemys dongwuica (179125)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omngov) Testudinata indet. (100261)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Hongilemys kurzanovi (127740) Lindholmemydidae indet. (100265) Mongolemys barsboldi (11582) Mongolemys elegans (37022) Mongolemys sp. (204919)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Gansu) Tsaotanemys sp., Tsaotanemys rugosus, Tsaotanemys compressus, Tsaotanemys parvulus, Tsaotanemys undulatus (50727)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Xinjiang) Gravemys hutchisoni (128410)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation (Amur) Lindholmemydidae indet., Amuremys planicostata (38134)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Haichemys ulensis (13347)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Gravemys barsboldi (123830) Mongolemys sp. (91909) Testudinata indet. (127680)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Heilongjiang) Aspideretes planicostatus (37811)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Chelonia indet., Mongolemys sp. (55257) Gravemys barsboldi (165580) Mongolemys elegans (38705) Mongolemys sp. (127670 127671 127673 127674 127675 127679 127681 224071 277797) Mongolemys sp., Gravemys sp. (55258) Mongolemys sp., Lindholmemydidae indet. (108344) Mongolemys sp., Mongolemys elegans (179625) Testudinata indet. (168111) Tsaotanemys rugosa (128694)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Guangdong) Mongolemys australis (140378)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mongolia Mongolemys sp. (130801)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5China (Guangdong) Hokouchelys chenshuensis (123371 123372)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia Mongolemys reshetovi (172829) Mongolemys tatarinovi, Paramongolemys khosatzkyi (133398) Paramongolemys khosatzkyi (140333)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Mongolemys turfanensis (128411)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Paramongolemys khosatzkyi (37206)