Reptilia - Testudinata - Compsemydidae

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The genus name, Tongemys, is formed in honor of Haiyan Tong, a paleontologist who has consistently contributed to the field of descriptive turtle paleontology and systematics over the course of the last three decades.

Full reference: W. G. Joyce, J. R. Bourque, V. Fernandez and Y. Rollot. 2022. An alternative interpretation of small-bodied turtles from the “Middle Purbeck” of England as a new species of compsemydid turtle. Fossil Record 25(2):263-274

Parent taxon: Compsemydidae according to W. G. Joyce et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Berruchelus, Peltochelys

Subtaxa: Tongemys enigmatica

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Type: Tongemys enigmatica

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Mammal Bed, Durlston Bay (DB83) (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.