Nanhsiungchelys
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nanhsiungchelys-167-4425458
title:
Nanhsiungchelys
text:
Nanhsiungchelys is a trionychoid turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Nanhsiung, China. 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". Nanhsiungchelys has been found in rocks dating to the Maastrichtian of Asia and North America. A second species, N. yangi, was described in 2023 on the basis of a skull, mandible, and anterior portion of the carapace that had be
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of turtles
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanhsiungchelys
date created:
2022-01-23T17:34:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T06:08:37Z
main entity:
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