eucryptodiran

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Eucryptodira +‎ -an

Noun

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.