Liaochelys

Liaochelys; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pantestudines
Clade:	Testudinata
Family:	† Sinemydidae
Genus:	† Liaochelys ; Zhou, 2010
Species
	L. jianchangensisZhou, 2010 (type);

Last updated September 30, 2025

Liaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid 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]^[2]

References

1 2 Chang-Fu Zhou (2010). "A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2676: 45–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2676.1.3.
↑ C.-F. Zhou; M. Rabi (2015). "A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles". Scientific Reports. 5 16299. Bibcode:2015NatSR...516299Z. doi:10.1038/srep16299. PMC 4639786 . PMID 26553740.

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[ZhouLiaochelys-1] 1 2 Chang-Fu Zhou (2010). "A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2676: 45–56. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2676.1.3.

[2] C.-F. Zhou; M. Rabi (2015). "A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles". Scientific Reports. 5 16299. Bibcode:2015NatSR...516299Z. doi:10.1038/srep16299. PMC 4639786 . PMID 26553740.

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