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. 2023 May 30;11:e15439. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15439

Table 2. Main differences among the three species of Nanhsiungchelys.

Character Nanhsiungchelys yangi N. wuchingensis Nanhsiungchelys sp. (SNHM 1558)
Snout triangular (in dorsal view) trumpet shaped unknown
Premaxilla higher than wide wider than high in lateral view and has an inverse Y-shape in ventral view unknown
Maxilla unseen in dorsal views; a small portion of the maxilla extends posterior and ventral of the orbit visible in dorsal views; the maxilla is located entirely anterior to the orbit unknown
Jugal higher than wide wider than high unknown
Prefrontal convex dorsally behind the naris concave behind the naris unknown
Parietal bigger than the frontal smaller than the frontal unknown
Mandible the middle and posterior parts of the mandible are more robust than the most anterior part in ventral view nearly all parts of the mandible are equal in width unknown
Entoplastron the angle between the two anterior edges of the entoplastron is wide (∼110°) the angle between the two anterior edges of the entoplastron is only ∼100° unknown
Anterolateral processes wide wide slender
References This article Tong & Li (2019) Hirayama et al. (2009)