Perochelys

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Perochelys
Temporal range: Aptian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Subfamily: Trionychinae
Genus: Perochelys
Li et. al., 2015
Type species
Perochelys lamadongensis

Perochelys is an extinct genus of turtle that inhabited Liaoning during the Aptian. It is known from a single species, P. lamadongensis. [1]

References

  1. Li, Lu; Joyce, Walter G.; Liu, Jun (4 March 2015). "The first soft-shelled turtle from the Jehol Biota of China" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 35 (2): e909450. Bibcode:2015JVPal..35E9450L. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.909450. ISSN   0272-4634 . Retrieved 7 October 2024 via Taylor and Francis Online.