Reptilia - Testudines - Sinemydidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney and X. Ye. 1992. Dracochelys, a new cryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous of China. American Museum Novitates 3048:1-13
Belongs to Dracochelys according to D. Perea et al. 2014
See also Brinkman 2001, Brinkman et al. 2008, Puntener et al. 2014, Rabi et al. 2010 and Sukhanov 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V4075, a skull (isolated skull). Its type locality is Wuerho, IVPP site 64045, which is in a Valanginian/Albian lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Lianmuqin Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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