†Sinemys brevispinus Tong and Brinkman 2012 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Sinemydidae
Full reference: H. Tong and D. Brinkman. 2012. A new species of Sinemys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Sinemydidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
Belongs to Sinemys according to H. Tong and D. Brinkman 2012
Sister taxa: Sinemys chabuensis, Sinemys gamera, Sinemys lens
Type specimen: IVPP V9538-1, a partial skeleton (Nearly complete skeleton including the posterior part of the skull). Its type locality is Chabu Sumu (SCDP), which is in a Cretaceous fluvial-lacustrine mudstone in the Laohongdong Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Chabu Sumu (SCDP)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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