Basilochelys

Basilochelys is an extinct genus of land turtle which existed during the early Cretaceous period (Berriasian). Containing the sole species Basilochelys macrobios, its fossils have been found in the Phu Kradung Formation of Northeast Thailand.^[1] It is considered to be the most basal member of the group Trionychoidae.^[1]

Basilochelys Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Berriasian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Trionychia
Genus:	†Basilochelys Tong et al.,2009
Type species
†Basilochelys macrobios Tong et al., 2009