Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae
Full reference: C.-C. Young and M.-C. Chow. 1953. New fossil reptiles from Szechuan China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 1(3):87-109
Parent taxon: Xinjiangchelyidae according to H. Tong et al. 2012
See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Sukhanov 2000 and Young and Chow 1953
Sister taxa: Annemys, Brodiechelys, Camerochelys, Kalasinemys, Phunoichelys, Protoxinjiangchelys, Shartegemys, Shartegemys, Undjulemys, Undjulemys, Xinjiangchelys
Subtaxa: Tienfuchelys chungkingensis Tienfuchelys tzuyangensis Tienfuchelys zigongensis
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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