Shandongemys

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Shandongemys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
~85–75 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Lindholmemydidae
Genus: Shandongemys
Lu et al., 2013
Species:
S. dongwuica
Binomial name
Shandongemys dongwuica
Lu et al., 2013

Shandongemys is an extinct genus of turtle from the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, and the type species is S. dongwuica.[1] The holotype is ZCDM V0050.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Li, Lu; Tong, Haiyan; Wang, Kebai; Chen, Shuqing; Xu, Xing (2013). "Lindholmemydid turtles (Cryptodira: Testudinoidea) from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China". Annales de Paléontologie. 99 (3): 243–259. Bibcode:2013AnPal..99..243L. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2013.07.003.