A new basal testudinoid turtle (Testudinoidea: “Lindholmemydidae”) from the Upper Paleocene of Mongolia

A new basal testudinoid turtle (Testudinoidea: “Lindholmemydidae”) from the Upper Paleocene of Mongolia

A new genus and species of a basal testudinoid turtle of the family “Lindholmemydidae,” Paramongolemys khosatzkyi gen. et sp. nov., is described based on shell material from the Naranbulak Formation (Upper Paleocene) of the Naran Bulak and Khaychin-Ula IE localities (Mongolia). Material of this spec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Paleontological journal 2013, Vol.47 (1), p.104-113
Hauptverfasser: Danilov, I. G., Sukhanov, V. B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Paleontology
Turtles
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Zusammenfassung:A new genus and species of a basal testudinoid turtle of the family “Lindholmemydidae,” Paramongolemys khosatzkyi gen. et sp. nov., is described based on shell material from the Naranbulak Formation (Upper Paleocene) of the Naran Bulak and Khaychin-Ula IE localities (Mongolia). Material of this species includes some specimens previously described as Mongolemys tatarinovi .
ISSN:0031-0301
1555-6174
DOI:10.1134/S0031030113010036