A new species of Nanhsiungchelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Nanhsiungchelyidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanxiong Basin, China

A new species of Nanhsiungchelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Nanhsiungchelyidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanxiong Basin, China

Nanhsiungchelyidae are a group of large turtles that lived in Asia and North America during the Cretaceous. Here we report a new species of nanhsiungchelyid, Nanhsiungchelys yangi sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanxiong Basin, China. The specimen consists of a well-preserved skull and lower...

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Main Authors: Yuzheng Ke, Imran A. Rahman, Hanchen Song, Jinfeng Hu, Kecheng Niu, Fasheng Lou, Hongwei Li, Fenglu Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Nanhsiungchelys
Upper Cretaceous
Nanxiong Basin
Phylogenetic analysis
Anterolateral processes
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15439.pdf

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