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]

References

^ ^a ^b Chang-Fu Zhou (2010). "A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2676: 45–56.

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[ZhouLiaochelys-1] Chang-Fu Zhou (2010). "A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2676: 45–56.

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Jurassic	Achelonia Americhelydia Bashuchelys Basilochelys Caribemys Chelonides Dinochelys Dorsetochelys Eurysternum Eurysternidae Hispaniachelys Hydropelta Idiochelys Neusticemys Parachelys Palaeomedusa Plesiochelys Pleurosternidae Selenemys Sinaspideretes Tacuarembemys Thalassemys Uluops
Cretaceous	Allopleuron Atlantochelys Angolachelys Anomalochelys Araripemys Araripemydidae Archelon Arvinachelys Aurorachelys Baenoidea Basilemys Bouliachelys Caririemys Cearachelys Chelosphargis Chubutemys Chupacabrachelys Compsemys victa Corsochelys Cratochelone Ctenochelys Desmatochelys Desmatochelys padillai Emarginachelys Foxemys Gigantatypus Gilmoremys Glyptops Hoplochelys Hoyasemys Iserosaurus Jeholochelys Jiangxichelys Kinkonychelys Kirgizemys Khunnuchelys Kurmademys Leyvachelys Liaochelys Lindholmemydidae Lomalatachelys Nanhsiungchelyidae Neurankylus Notochelone Ocepechelon Ordosemys Paracryptodira Patagoniaemys Peritresius Polysternon Pleurosternon Prochelidella Protostega Protostegidae Pneumatoarthrus Rhinochelys Sankuchemys Santanachelys Sinemys Terlinguachelys Toxochelys Trionyx kansaiensis Yaminuechelys
Paleogene and Neogene	Acherontemys Allaeochelys Anosteira Arabemys Argillochelys Axestemys Baenidae Banhxeochelys Berruchelus Bothremydidae Carbonemys Carolinochelys Cedrobaena Centrochelys atlantica Centrochelys vulcanica Cerrejonemys Chelodina murrayi Chelydrops Chelydropsis Chisternon Cosmochelys Elseya uberrima Elseya nadibajagu Eochelone Eosphargis Euclastes Foxemys Galianemys Gamerabaena Glarichelys Hadrianus Hesperotestudo Hutchemys Itilochelys Kinosternon pojoaque Lapparentemys Macrocephalochelys Manchurochelys Megalochelys (Megalochelys atlas) Mesodermochelys Mexichelys Miocaretta Niolamia Pacifichelys Palaeoamyda Palatobaena Peckemys Phrynops paranaensis Planiplastron Plesiobaena Procolpochelys Protochelydra Protosphargis Psephophorus Puppigerus Rheodytes devisi Rhinoclemmys panamaensis Stupendemys Stylemys Syllomus Tasbacka Trionyx ikoviensis Warkalania
Pleistocene	Centrochelys burchardi Centrochelys robusta Hesperotestudo mlynarskii Hesperotestudo percrassa Ninjemys Meiolaniidae Meiolania
Recent	Cylindraspis species: Domed Mauritius giant tortoise Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise Réunion giant tortoise Saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise Aldabrachelys abrupta Aldabrachelys grandidieri Chelonoidis abingdonii Lonesome George Kinosternon arizonense