Bashuchelys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | †Bashuchelyidae Tong et al., 2011 |
Genus: | †Bashuchelys Tong et al., 2011 |
Bashuchelys is an extinct genus of bashuchelyid Middle Jurassic turtle from the Sichuan Basin in the People's Republic of China. As of 2011, it is the only known genus of the family Bashuchelyidae.[1]
References
- ^ Tong, Haiyan; Danilov, Igor; Yong Ye; Hui Ouyang & Guangzhao Peng (2011). "Middle Jurassic turtles from the Sichuan Basin, China: a review". Geological Magazine. FirstView Article (4): 1–21. doi:10.1017/S0016756811000859. S2CID 129039148. As cited in "Geological Magazine". Cambridge Journals. 4 Nov 2011. doi:10.1017/S0016756811000859. S2CID 129039148. Retrieved 23 Mar 2012.