Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

species name from Nanyang municipality, where the specimen comes from

Full reference: H. Tong, L. Xu, E. Buffetaut, X. Zhang, and S. Jia. 2012. A new nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Neixiang, Henan Province, China. Annales de Paléontologie 98(4):303-314

Belongs to Yuchelys according to H. Tong et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: HGM NR09-11-14, a partial skeleton (incomplete carapace articulated with an almost complete plastron, second to eighth cervical vertebrae, dorsal vertebrals, pectoral and pelvic girdles and limb b). Its type locality is Xiaguan commune, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian floodplain mudstone/conglomerate in the Gaogou Formation of China.

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Xiaguan commune

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.