Nanhsiungchelys
Extinct genus of turtles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct genus of turtles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Nanhsiungchelys Temporal range: Maastrichtian | |
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Holotype skeleton (IVPP V3106) of N. wuchingensis, Paleozoological Museum of China | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | †Nanhsiungchelyidae |
Genus: | †Nanhsiungchelys Ye, 1966 |
Type species | |
†Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis Ye, 1966 | |
Other species | |
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