Odontochelys

Odontochelys
Temporal range: Late Triassic, 220 Ma
Cast of the paratype specimen (IVPP V 13240), Paleozoological Museum of China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Family: Odontochelyidae
Li et al. 2008
Genus: Odontochelys
Li et al. 2008
Species:
O. semitestacea
Binomial name
Odontochelys semitestacea

Odontochelys semitestacea (meaning "toothed turtle with a half-shell") is a Late Triassic relative of turtles[1] before Pappochelys was discovered and Eunotosaurus was redescribed,[2] Odontochelys was considered the oldest undisputed member of Pantestudines (i.e. a stem-turtle). It is the only known species in the genus Odontochelys and the family Odontochelyidae.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Li2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Joyce, Walter G. (2015). "The origin of turtles: A paleontological perspective" (PDF). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 324 (3): 181–193. doi:10.1002/jez.b.22609. ISSN 1552-5015. PMID 25712176.