Kalasinemys prasarttongosothi Tong et al. 2019 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae

The species name is in honour of Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth who supports palaeontological research and education in Thailand

Full reference: H. Tong, W. Naksri, E. Buffetaut, S. Suteethorn, V. Suteethorn, P. Chantasit, and J. Claude. 2019. Kalasinemys, a new xinjiangchelyid turtle from the Late Jurassic of NE Thailand. Geological Magazine 1-12

Belongs to Kalasinemys according to H. Tong et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: KS34-190, a partial skeleton (a skull and a shell with articulated carapace and plastron). Its type locality is Phu Noi [Phu Kradung Formation], PNB layer, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Phu Kradung Formation of Thailand.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Phu Noi [Phu Kradung Formation], PNB layer

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