Name
Liaochelys (Liaoning shell).
Phonetic
Le-ow-chel-iss.
Named By
C. -F. Zhou - 2010.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Testudines, Cryptodira, Macrobaenidae.
Diet
Unavailable.
Species
L. jianchangensis
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
China.
Time Period
Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Liaochelys is a genus of cryptodiran turtle that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.
- A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China. - Zootaxa 2676:45-56. - C. -F. Zhou - 2010.
