Biology:Nanhsiungchelys
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Nanhsiungchelyidae |
| Genus: | †Nanhsiungchelys Ye, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| †Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis Ye, 1966
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Nanhsiungchelys (IPA: [ˌnɑːnˈɕiʌŋχελiːs] orIPA: [ˌnɑːnˈɕiʌŋtʃɛliːs]) is a trionychoid turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanhsiung, China .[2] Its genus is derived from the location where it was found, Nanhsiung and the greek word "χελωνα" (chelona), which means turtle. Therefore, Nanhsiungchelys means "turtle from Nanxiong".[2] Nanhsiungchelys has been found in rocks dating to the Maastrichtian of Asia and North America.[3] A second species, N. yangi, was described in 2023 on the basis of a skull, mandible, and anterior portion of the carapace that had been found in the Nanxiong Basin, China.[4]
References
- ↑ "†Nanhsiungchelys Yeh 1966". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://fossilworks.org/?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=37754.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yeh, Hsiang-k'uei (1966). "A new Cretaceous turtle of Nanhsiung, Northern Kwangtung" (in en). Vertebrata PalAsiatica 10 (2): 191–200.
- ↑ Tong, Haiyan; Li, Lu (2019-03-01). "A revision of the holotype of Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis, Ye, 1966 (Testudines: Cryptodira: Trionychoidae: Nanhsiungchelyidae)" (in en). Cretaceous Research 95: 151–163. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2018.11.003. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667118301745.
- ↑ Ke, Yuzheng; Rahman, Imran A.; Song, Hanchen; Hu, Jinfeng; Niu, Kecheng; Lou, Fasheng; Li, Hongwei; Han, Fenglu (2023-05-30). "A new species of Nanhsiungchelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Nanhsiungchelyidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanxiong Basin, China" (in en). PeerJ 11: e15439. doi:10.7717/peerj.15439. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 37273532.
Wikidata ☰ Q110682373 entry
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