eucryptodiran

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Etymology[edit]

Eucryptodira +‎ -an

Noun[edit]

eucryptodiran (plural eucryptodirans)

  1. (zoology) Any turtle of the suborder Eucryptodira.
    • 2009, Eric Buffetaut, Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia:
      Basal eucryptodiran xinjiangchelyids or macrobaenids―sinemydids are represented in the Phu Kradung Formation by a few fragmentary remains.