Reptilia - Testudines - Lindholmemydidae
Full reference: L. I. Khosatzky and M. Mlynarski. 1971. Chelonians from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Palaeontologia Polonica 25:131-144
Belongs to Mongolemys according to E. A. Cadena et al. 2013
See also Khosatzky and Mlynarski 1971 and Sukhanov 2000
Sister taxa: Mongolemys reshetovi, Mongolemys tatarinovi, Mongolemys turfanensis
Type specimen: PIN 551-422/1 (=ZIN RN T/M-46.1), a shell. Its type locality is Tsagan Hushu, tortoise layer [PMPE], which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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