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Xinjiangchelys chowi

Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae

Taxonomy
Xinjiangchelys chowi was named by Matzke et al. (2005). Its type specimen is SGP 2000/6, a shell (Almost complete carapace and right hypoplastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Urumqi, which is in a Callovian terrestrial horizon in the Toutunhe Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Xinjiangchelys chowi Matzke et al. p. 63
2008Xinjiangchelys chowi Brinkman et al. p. 44
2010Xinjiangchelys chowi Rabi et al.
2013Xinjiangchelys chowi Brinkman et al.
2015Xinjiangchelys chowi Tong et al.
2022Xinjiangchelys chowi Obraztsova et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Eucryptodira
familyXinjiangchelyidaeNessov 1990
genusXinjiangchelys
specieschowi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Xinjiangchelys chowi Matzke et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
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