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Shandongemys

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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.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Suborder:Cryptodira
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Shandongemys
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
~85–75 Ma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: †Lindholmemydidae
Genus: †Shandongemys
Lu et al., 2013
Species:
†S. dongwuica
Binomial name
†Shandongemys dongwuica
Lu et al., 2013
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