Xiaochelys

Xiaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid turtle that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is known from a single species, X. ningchengensis.^[1]

Xiaochelys Temporal range: Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Positive and counter part of the holotype from Ningcheng, northeastern China
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Pantestudines
Clade:	Testudinata
Family:	†Sinemydidae
Genus:	†Xiaochelys Zhou and Rabi, 2015
Type species
Xiaochelys ningchengensis Zhou and Rabi, 2015