Striatochelys, Massonne & Augustin & Matzke & Bohme, 2023

Massonne, Tobias, Augustin, Felix J., Matzke, Andreas T. & Bohme, Madelaine, 2023, A new cryptodire from the Eocene of the Na Duong Basin (northern Vietnam) sheds new light on Pan-Trionychidae from Southeast Asia, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (2217505) 21 (1), pp. 1-25 : 4

Striatochelys gen. nov.

Diagnosis. Striatochelys can be differentiated from other pan-trionychid genera by the combination of the following characters: (1) relatively small size, with a carapace length reaching an estimated maximum of 27 cm; (2) absence of a preneural; (3) strong straight ridges on the carapace, spanning from costal I to costal VIII; and (4) stronger ridges posteriorly.

Etymology. The genus name is female and derives from the Latin word ‘striatus’ meaning ‘streaked’ due to the multiple anteroposteriorly running ridges across the carapace, resulting in a furrowed surface, and ‘chelys’ meaning turtle in Greek.