Sichuanchelys palatodentata Joyce et al. 2016 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata - Sichuanchelyidae

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Full reference: W. G. Joyce, M. Rabi, J. M. Clark and X. Xu. 2016. A toothed turtle from the Late Jurassic of China and the global biogeographic history of turtles. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16(236):1-29

Belongs to Sichuanchelys according to W. G. Joyce 2017

See also Joyce et al. 2016

Sister taxon: Sichuanchelys chowi

Type specimen: IVPP V18093, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Wucaiwan area (Sichuanchelys palatodentata type locality), which is in an Oxfordian terrestrial horizon in the Shishugou Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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