Aurorachelys
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| Aurorachelys Temporal range: Turonian, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Family: | †Macrobaenidae |
| Genus: | †Aurorachelys Vandermark et al., 2009 |
| Species: | †A. gaffneyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Aurorachelys gaffneyi Vandermark et al., 2009 | |
Aurorachelys is an extinct genus of turtle which existed in Canada (Nunavut) during the late Cretaceous period, containing a single species, A. gaffneyi.[1][2] The type specimen is UR 06.085 at the University of Rochester.
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