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
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.
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...
Goniopholis, Bernissartia, and Paluxysuchus, and the turtles Glyptops and Naomichelys. Possible indeterminate bird remains are also known from the Antlers...
Gyronchus dumblei, the crocodilian Goniopholis, and the turtles Glyptops and Naomichelys. Possible indeterminate bird remains are also known from this formation...
of turtle fossils have been reported: a baenid Edowa, a helochelydrid Naomichelys and an indeterminate trionychid. Other vertebrate fossils include crocodyliform...
Gyronchus dumblei, the crocodilian Goniopholis, and the turtles Glyptops and Naomichelys. Possible indeterminate bird remains are also known from the Antlers...
of turtle fossils have been reported: a baenid Edowa, a helochelydrid Naomichelys and an indeterminate trionychid. Other vertebrate fossils include crocodyliform...
of turtle fossils have been reported: a baenid Edowa, a helochelydrid Naomichelys and an indeterminate trionychid. Other vertebrate fossils include crocodyliform...
Titanosaurs, Ankylosaurs and Ornithomimids. As well, two genera of turtle Naomichelys and Glyptops and the lungfish Ceratodus. Dinosaur eggs have been found...
abundant and better studied. These include aquatic turtles (Glyptops, Naomichelys), at least one type of snake (Coniophis), and several different lizards...
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images Edowa E. zuniensis A baenid. Naomichelys N. sp. A helochelydrid. Trionychidae An indeterminate trionychid....
Geminiraptor and Yurgovuchia, the sauropod Mierasaurus and the turtle Naomichelys. There are also indeterminate goniopholidids known from the Lower Yellow...
Images Desmatochelys D. lowi Partial skeleton (MNA V9446). A protostegid. Naomichelys N. sp. Fragmentary carapace & plastron with a limb fragment (MNA V9461)...
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