Jiangxichelys Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous,
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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
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Jiangxichelys (IPA: [ˌdʒɑːnŋˈɕiʌŋχελiːs] or IPA: [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]