Xiaochelys

Xiaochelys; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Positive and counter part of the holotype from Ningcheng, northeastern China
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pantestudines
Clade:	Testudinata
Family:	† Sinemydidae
Genus:	† Xiaochelys ; Zhou and Rabi, 2015
Type species
	Xiaochelys ningchengensis; Zhou and Rabi, 2015

Last updated May 26, 2025

Xiaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid turtle that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is known from a single species, X. ningchengensis.^[1]

References

↑ Zhou, Chang-Fu; Rabi, Márton (10 November 2015). "A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles". Scientific Reports . 5 (1): 16299. Bibcode:2015NatSR...516299Z. doi: 10.1038/srep16299 . PMC 4639786 . PMID 26553740.

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[1] Zhou, Chang-Fu; Rabi, Márton (10 November 2015). "A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles". Scientific Reports . 5 (1): 16299. Bibcode:2015NatSR...516299Z. doi: 10.1038/srep16299 . PMC 4639786 . PMID 26553740.

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