Shandongemys

Extinct genus of turtles

Shandongemys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
~85–75 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Lindholmemydidae
Genus: Shandongemys
Lu et al., 2013
Species:
S. dongwuica
Binomial name
Shandongemys dongwuica
Lu et al., 2013

Shandongemys is an extinct genus of turtle from the Late Cretaceous Wangshi Group of Shandong, China, and the type species is S. dongwuica.[1] The holotype is ZCDM V0050.

References

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  1. ^ Li, Lu; Tong, Haiyan; Wang, Kebai; Chen, Shuqing; Xu, Xing (2013). "Lindholmemydid turtles (Cryptodira: Testudinoidea) from the Late Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China". Annales de Paléontologie. 99 (3): 243–259. Bibcode:2013AnPal..99..243L. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2013.07.003.
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Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
  • Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
Taxon identifiers
Shandongemys


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