| Emarginachelys Temporal range: Maastrichtian |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Chelydridae |
| Genus: | †Emarginachelys |
| Species: | †Emarginachelys cretacea |
Emarginachelys cretacea is the earliest described chelydrid of the genus Emarginachelys, known from well preserved fossils from the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous of Montana.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Emarginachelys cretacea, Paleobiology Database
