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.

Shandongemys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
~85–75 Ma
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

References edit

  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.