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Xianyuechelys

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Xianyuechelys
Temporal range: Maastrichtian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Nanhsiungchelyidae
Genus: Xianyuechelys
Ke et. al., 2024
Species:
X. yingliangi
Binomial name
Xianyuechelys yingliangi
Ke et. al., 2024

Xianyuechelys is an extinct genus of nanhsiungchelyid turtle that inhabited China during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous period.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ke, Yuzheng; Niu, Kecheng; Rummy, Paul; Tong, Haiyan; Hu, Jinfeng; Han, Fenglu (31 December 2024). "Xianyuechelys yingliangi : a new nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Ganzhou Basin, China". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 22 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2346838. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.