Liaochelys
Sign in to saveLiaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid turtle which existed in western Liaoning, China during the early Cretaceous epoch. It was first named by Chang-Fu Zhou in 2010 and the type species is Liaochelys jianchangensis.
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- FIGURE 2. Liaochelys jianchangensis gen. et sp. nov. (PMOL-AR00160, holotype), from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Lamadong, Jianchang City, western Liaoning Province, China.png
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Liaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid turtle which existed in western Liaoning, China during the early Cretaceous epoch. It was first named by Chang-Fu Zhou in 2010 and the type species is Liaochelys jianchangensis.
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