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LIAOCHELYS
(le-ow-chel-iss)
meaning: "Liaoning shell"
Named By: C. inF. Zhou in 2010
Time Period: Early Cretaceous
Location: China
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Unavailable
Fossil(s): Partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Testudines | Cryptodira | Macrobaenidae |
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Liaochelys is an extinct genus of macrobaenid turtle which existed in western Liaoning, China during the early Cretaceous epoch. It was first named by Chang-Fu Zhou in 2010 and the type species is Liaochelys jianchangensis.

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