Liaochelys

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]

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