Lindholmemydidae

Lindholmemydidae is an extinct family of turtles in the Testudinoidea.[1]

Lindholmemydidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Ypresian 99.7–55.8 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: †Lindholmemydidae
Chkhikvadze, 1970

Genera
  • Amuremys
  • Elkemys
  • Gravemys
  • Hongilemys
  • Khodzhakulemys
  • Mongolemys
  • Paragravemys
  • Paramongolemys
  • Shandongemys
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References
  1. Danilov, I.G.; Sukhanov, V. B. (2013). "A new basal testudinoid turtle (Testudinoidea: "Lindholmemydidae") from the Upper Paleocene of Mongolia". Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal. 1: 81–90. doi:10.1134/S0031030113010036.


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