Asmodochelys

Asmodochelys Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, upper Campanian–lower Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A. parhami
A. leviathan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	† Ctenochelyidae
Genus:	† Asmodochelys Gentry, Ebersole & Kiernan, 2019
Type species
†Asmodochelys parhami Gentry, Ebersole & Kiernan, 2019
Other species
†A. leviathan Smith, Adrian & Kline, 2025

Asmodochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle which lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian). Two species are known from the southern United States: A. parhami from the Demopolis Chalk and A. leviathan from the Neylandville Marl. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Gentry, Andrew D.; Ebersole, Jun A.; Kiernan, Caitlin R. (18 December 2019). "Asmodochelys parhami , a new fossil marine turtle from the Campanian Demopolis Chalk and the stratigraphic congruence of competing marine turtle phylogenies". Royal Society Open Science . 6 (12) 191950. Bibcode:2019RSOS....691950G. doi: 10.1098/rsos.191950 . ISSN   2054-5703. PMC   6936288 . PMID   31903219.
2. Smith, H. F.; Adrian, B.; Kline, P. (2025). "A novel marine turtle (Pan-Chelonioidea: Ctenochelyidae) from the Maastrichtian Neylandville Marl Formation of north central Texas, U.S.A". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 144. 23. doi: 10.1186/s13358-025-00363-8 .