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Yuchelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Discussion

Genus name from Yu, Chinese abbreviated name of Henan Province

Taxonomy
Yuchelys was named by Tong et al. (2012). Its type is Yuchelys nanyangensis.

It was assigned to Nanhsiungchelyidae by Tong et al. (2012).

Species
Y. nanyangensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Yuchelys Tong et al.

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

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.

G. †Yuchelys Tong et al. 2012
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†Yuchelys nanyangensis Tong et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available