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...
| Main Authors: | Yuzheng Ke, Imran A. Rahman, Hanchen Song, Jinfeng Hu, Kecheng Niu, Fasheng Lou, Hongwei Li, Fenglu Han |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-05-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/15439.pdf |
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