Emarginachelys

Emarginachelys cretacea is a turtle belonging to the group Cryptodira, known from well preserved fossils from the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous of Montana.^[1] Its exact phylogenetic position within Cryptodira is uncertain; different authors considered it to be either the earliest described chelydrid^[2][3] or a fossil relative of kinosternoids.^[4][5][6]

Emarginachelys Temporal range: Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Clade:	Americhelydia
Genus:	†Emarginachelys Whetstone, 1978
Species:	†E. cretacea
Binomial name
†Emarginachelys cretacea Whetstone, 1978