Xianyuechelys Ke et al. 2024 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Full reference: Y. Ke, K. Niu, P. Rummy, H. Tong, J. Hu and F. Han. 2024. Xianyuechelys yingliangi: a new nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Ganzhou Basin, China. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 22(1):2346838

Parent taxon: Nanhsiungchelyidae according to Y. Ke et al. 2024

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

Subtaxa: Xianyuechelys yingliangi

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Type: Xianyuechelys yingliangi

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at East China International Trade and Logistics Park (Cretaceous of China)

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