Biology:Liaochelys
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Short description: Extinct genus of turtles
| Liaochelys Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Family: | †Sinemydidae |
| Genus: | †Liaochelys Zhou, 2010 |
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Liaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid 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][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chang-Fu Zhou (2010). "A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China". Zootaxa 2676: 45–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2676.1.3. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02676p056f.pdf.
- ↑ C.-F. Zhou; M. Rabi (2015). "A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles". Scientific Reports 5: 16299. doi:10.1038/srep16299. PMID 26553740. Bibcode: 2015NatSR...516299Z.
Wikidata ☰ Q6540134 entry
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