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xinjiangchelyid

xinjiangchelyid noun: any member of the family †Xinjiangchelyidae of extinct turtles.

Noun

xinjiangchelyid (plural xinjiangchelyids)

  1. Any member of the family †Xinjiangchelyidae of extinct turtles.
    • Fragments of plastron with a peg-like process on the lateral plastral margin indicate a ligamentous attachment between the carapace and plastron, as in xinjiangchelyids and macrobaenids.2009, Eric Buffetaut, Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia, page 142
    • […] a mass accumulation of exceptionally well preserved xinjiangchelyid turtles […]2013, Joachim Reitner, Qun Yang, Yongdong Wang, Palaeobiology and Geobiology of Fossil Lagerstätten through Earth History

Forms of xinjiangchelyid

pluralxinjiangchelyids

Questions about xinjiangchelyid

What does xinjiangchelyid mean?
Xinjiangchelyid means any member of the family †Xinjiangchelyidae of extinct turtles.
What part of speech is xinjiangchelyid?
Xinjiangchelyid is a noun.
What is the plural of xinjiangchelyid?
The plural of xinjiangchelyid is xinjiangchelyids.

Words near xinjiangchelyid in the dictionary

  1. Xining
  2. Xinis
  3. xinisteri
  4. Xinjian
  5. Xinjiang
  6. xinjiangchelyid
  7. xinjiangchelyids
  8. Xinjiangese
  9. Xinjin
  10. Xinmi
  11. Xinning

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