Nanhsiungchelys

Nanhsiungchelys; Temporal range: Maastrichtian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	†Nanhsiungchelyidae
Genus:	†Nanhsiungchelys; Ye, 1966
Type species
	†Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis; Ye, 1966

Nanhsiungchelys (IPA: [ˌnɑːnˈɕiʌŋχελiːs] orIPA: [ˌnɑːnˈɕiʌŋtʃɛliːs]) is a trionychoid turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanhsiung, China.[2] Its genus is derived from the location where it was found, Nanhsiung and the greek word "χελωνα" (chelona), which means turtle. Therefore, Nanhsiungchelys means "turtle from Nanxiong".[2] Nanhsiungchelys has been found in rocks dating to the Maastrichtian of Asia and North America.[3]

References

"†Nanhsiungchelys Yeh 1966". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
Yeh, Hsiang-k'uei (1966). "A new Cretaceous turtle of Nanhsiung, Northern Kwangtung". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 10 (2): 191–200. S2CID 134968880.
Tong, Haiyan; Li, Lu (2019-03-01). "A revision of the holotype of Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis, Ye, 1966 (Testudines: Cryptodira: Trionychoidae: Nanhsiungchelyidae)". Cretaceous Research. 95: 151–163. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2018.11.003. S2CID 133937906.

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[fossilworks-1] "†Nanhsiungchelys Yeh 1966". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[:0-2] Yeh, Hsiang-k'uei (1966). "A new Cretaceous turtle of Nanhsiung, Northern Kwangtung". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 10 (2): 191–200. S2CID 134968880.

[3] Tong, Haiyan; Li, Lu (2019-03-01). "A revision of the holotype of Nanhsiungchelys wuchingensis, Ye, 1966 (Testudines: Cryptodira: Trionychoidae: Nanhsiungchelyidae)". Cretaceous Research. 95: 151–163. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2018.11.003. S2CID 133937906.