Xiaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid turtle that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is known from a single species, X. ningchengensis.[1]
Xiaochelys Temporal range:
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Positive and counter part of the holotype from Ningcheng, northeastern China | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Pantestudines |
Clade: | Testudinata |
Family: | †Sinemydidae |
Genus: | †Xiaochelys Zhou and Rabi, 2015 |
Type species | |
Xiaochelys ningchengensis Zhou and Rabi, 2015
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References
edit- ^ Zhou, Chang-Fu; Rabi, Márton (10 November 2015). "A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles". Scientific Reports. 5 (1): 16299. doi:10.1038/srep16299. PMC 4639786. PMID 26553740. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via PubMed.