Nanhsiungchelys Yeh 1966 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Full reference: H.-k. Yeh. 1966. A new Cretaceous turtle of Nanhsiung, northern Kwangtung. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 10(2):191-200

Parent taxon: Nanhsiungchelyidae according to Y. Ke et al. 2023

See also Brinkman et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Danilov et al. 2013, Joyce et al. 2004, Sukhanov 2000, Sukhanov et al. 2008, Tong and Li 2018 and Yeh 1966

Sister taxa: Anomalochelys, Basilemys, Bulganemys, Bulganemys, Charitonyx, Hanbogdemys, Hanbogdemysa, Jiangxichelys, Kharakhutulia, Yuchelys, Zangerlia

Subtaxa: Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis Nanhsiungchelys yangi

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Type: Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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