Jiangxichelys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 66.7 Ma
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | †Nanhsiungchelyidae |
Genus: | †Jiangxichelys Tong & Mo, 2010 |
Type species | |
†Jianxichelys ganzhouensis Tong & Mo, 2010 |
Jiangxichelys (IPA: [ˌdʒɑːnŋˈɕiʌŋχελiːs]orIPA: [ˌdʒɑːnŋˈɕiʌŋtʃɛliːs]) is an extinct genus of nanhsiungchelyid turtle which existed in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China during the latest Cretaceous epoch.[1] It was first named by Haiyan Tong and Jinyou Mo in 2010 and the type species is Jiangxichelys ganzhouensis. It was an aquatic omnivore, as modern turtles are today.[1]
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