Species: testudinimorpha MLYNARSKI, 1972
Etymology: Testudo, most common genus of land tortoises, and Greek, morphe,
"shape."
Holotype: ZPal.No.MgCh/72
Locality: Southern Monadnocka, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Lower Nemegt Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Fragmentary shell, fragmentary bones of the shoulder girdle and toes of the right fore limb.
Referred material:
Locality: Khulsan, Nemegt basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Lower Nemegt Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
ZPal.No. MgCh/73: Internal mould with fragmentary plates of, carapace and with the remains of a plasteron.
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Species: neimongolensis BRINKMAN & PENG, 1996
Etymology: The name is derived from Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, the province in which
the Bayan Mandahu Locality occurs.
Holotype: IVPP 020788-7
Locality: Nuchidaba locality, about 9 km northwest of Bayan Mandahu, which lies about 45 km north of Urad Houqi, Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongolia), China.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Eberth’s zone 2.
Age: Late Cretaceous.
Material: Back half of shell, carapace preserved from the seventh neural, and plastron preserved posterior to hyoplastron-hypoplastron suture, skull, neck, girdles and limbs preserved within the portion of carapace, hind limbs, and pelvis in articulation except for feet, remainder of skeleton disarticulated.
Referred material:
IVPP 020790-5: Complete plastron, first dorsal vertebra, right first dorsal rib, rib head of first costal, and isolated phalanges and carpals.
IVPP 290690-6: Back end of plasteron and carapace prepared in ventral view, both feet and tail preserved in articulation, scattered dermal ossicles around both feet.
IVPP 020790-4: Posterior three quarters of carapace prepared in dorsal view.
IVPP 130790-1: Posterior lateral edge of carapace prepared in dorsal view.
NMB 2802: Shell, nearly complete except for anterodorsal surface, which has eroded away, skull with lower jaws sitting on visceral surface of anterior lobe of plasteron, skull roof missing.
NMB 4252: Posterior half of carapace, hind limbs preserved in articulation but feet disarticulated and scattered.
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Species: ukhaachelys JOYCE & NORELL, 2005
Etymology: “Ukhaa”, in reference to the fossil locality Ukhaa Tolgod,
Mongolia, and Greek, chelys, ‘turtle’.
Holotype: IGM 90/1
Locality: Ukhaa Tolgod, near the salt extraction settlement of Daus, northeastern Nemegt Basin, Gurvan Tes Somon, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadokhta Formation or the Barun Goyot Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Incomplete skeleton consistion of partial cranium, peripherals, plastron,
and fragmentary other remains of the postcranium.
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Species:
dzamynchondi
SUKHANOV & NARMANDAKH, 2006
Etymology:
Holotype: PIN 4698-1
Locality: Zamin Khond Locality, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadokhta Formation or the Barun Goyot Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Incomplete shell, missing most of central part of carapace, and left half of posterior lobe of plastron.