Ordosemys

Ordosemys
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
O. liaoxiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Genus: Ordosemys
Brinkman & Peng, 1994
Species
  • O. brinkmania
  • O. leios
  • O. liaoxiensis
  • O. perforata

Ordosemys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Cretaceous period.[1]

Psittacosaurus fossil from China preserved on a slab alongside Ordosemys liaoxiensis, displayed in Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

References

  1. Tong, H.; Ji, S. U. A.; Ji, Q. (2004). "Ordosemys (Testudines: Cryptodira) from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, Northeastern China: new specimens and systematic revision". American Museum Novitates 438: 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2004)438<0001:OTCFTY>2.0.CO;2.
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