''Xinjiangchelys'' is an
extinct
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genus
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of
xinjiangchelyid turtle
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known from the
Middle Jurassic
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to
Early Cretaceous
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of
China
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and
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
.
It is known from over 11 different species.
Taxonomy
* ''Xinjiangchelys chowi''
* ''Xinjiangchelys jingyanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys jinyanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys junggarensis'' (= ''Xinjiangchelys latimarginalis'')
* ''Xinjiangchelys latiens''
* ''Xinjiangchelys levensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys naryensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys oshanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys qiguensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys radiplicatoides''
* ''Xinjiangchelys radiplicatus''
* ''Xinjiangchelys tianshanensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys wuerhoensis''
* ''Xinjiangchelys wusu''
References
Xinjiangchelyidae
Prehistoric turtle genera
Jurassic turtles
Early Cretaceous turtles
Fossils of China
Fossils of Kyrgyzstan
Fossil taxa described in 1986
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