Liaochelys

Liaochelys
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Macrobaenidae
Genus: Liaochelys
Zhou, 2010
Species
  • L. jianchangensis Zhou, 2010 (type)

Liaochelys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle which existed in western Liaoning, China during the early Cretaceous epoch.[1] It was first named by Chang-Fu Zhou in 2010 and the type species is Liaochelys jianchangensis.[1]

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