Xianyuechelys is an extinct genus of nanhsiungchelyid turtle that inhabited China during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous period.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Nanhsiungchelyidae |
| Genus: | †Xianyuechelys Ke et. al., 2024 |
| Species: | †X. yingliangi
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| †Xianyuechelys yingliangi Ke et. al., 2024
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References
edit- ^ Ke, Yuzheng; Niu, Kecheng; Rummy, Paul; Tong, Haiyan; Hu, Jinfeng; Han, Fenglu (31 December 2024). "Xianyuechelys yingliangi : a new nanhsiungchelyid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Ganzhou Basin, China". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 22 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2346838. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 12 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.