Sinohadrianus ezoensis Shikama 1953 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Full reference: T. Shikama. 1953. On a new land turtle from Palaeogene of Hokkaido. Transactions and Proceedings of the Paleontological Society of Japan 9:19-26

Belongs to Sinohadrianus according to R. Hirayama 2007

Sister taxon: Sinohadrianus sichuanensis

Type specimen: unnumbered, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Hokkaido University (carapace). Its type locality is Bibai Formation, Ishikari Group, which is in a Lutetian marginal marine sandstone/siltstone in the Bibai Formation of Japan.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bibai Formation, Ishikari Group

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