中国龙龟属(学名:Sinosaurosphargis)是一种已灭绝的龙龟类海生爬行动物,生活于中三叠世, 其化石产自中国云南罗平县与贵州盘县的关岭组海相灰岩,模式种为云贵中国龙龟(Sinosaurosphargis yunguiensis)。其最显著的特征为头骨上颞孔封闭而下颞孔则完全开放,这一特征在水生爬行动物中十分罕见。[1]
中国龙龟与欧洲西特提斯动物群中发现的龙龟属(Saurosphargis)与真龙龟属(Eusaurosphargis)有着相近的结构特征与亲缘关系。
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