編號 106623498

龜 - 動物化石 - Manchurochelys - 23 cm - 20 cm
編號 106623498

龜 - 動物化石 - Manchurochelys - 23 cm - 20 cm
Geological Age: Early Cretaceous (approximately 125 million years ago)
Location: Western Liaoning, Northeast China
Jehol Biota
Jiufotang Formation or Yixian Formation
The specimen in the photograph exhibits the following characteristics:
Oval-shaped, relatively flat carapace, consistent with early terrestrial/semi-aquatic turtles;
Clearly preserved limb skeletons, with short and stout forelimbs and hindlimbs;
A relatively long tail, significantly exceeding the proportions of modern turtles, a common feature of some Mesozoic turtles;
A relatively small head with a noticeably extended neck;
The faintly visible shell borders indicate highly ossified shell.
Ecological Reconstruction
This Jehol turtle lived in an Early Cretaceous lacustrine-river environment, coexisting with feathered dinosaurs, primitive birds, pterosaurs, and a large number of fish.
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