Naomichelys Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Fossil carapace of N. speciosa, Field Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Pantestudines |
Clade: | Testudinata |
Family: | †Helochelydridae |
Genus: | †Naomichelys Hay, 1908 |
Type species | |
Naomichelys speciosa Hay, 1908
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Naomichelys is an extinct genus of helochelydrid stem turtle known from the Cretaceous (Aptian-Campanian) of North America. It is the only member of the family known to be native to North America.