Jiangxichelys
Extinct genus of turtles
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Jiangxichelys 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 probably terrestrial, like other members of its family.[1]
| Jiangxichelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Nanhsiungchelyidae |
| Genus: | †Jiangxichelys Tong & Mo, 2010 |
| Type species | |
| †Jianxichelys ganzhouensis Tong & Mo, 2010 | |
