''Xinjiangchelys'' is an
extinct genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
xinjiangchelyid turtle
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...
known from the
Middle Jurassic to
Early Cretaceous of
China and
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
.
It is known from over 11 different species.
Taxonomy
* ''Xinjiangchelys wuerhoensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys naryensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys chowi''
* ''Xinjiangchelys jingyanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys jinyanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys junggarensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys latiens''
* ''Xinjiangchelys latimarginalis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys oshanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys qiguensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys radiplicatoides''
* ''Xinjiangchelys radiplicatus''
* ''Xinjiangchelys tianshanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys wusu''
References
Testudinata
Jurassic turtles
Early Cretaceous turtles
Fossils of China
Fossils of Kyrgyzstan
Fossil taxa described in 1986
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