Liaochelys

{{Short description|Extinct genus of turtles}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = FIGURE 2. Liaochelys jianchangensis gen. et sp. nov. (PMOL-AR00160, holotype), from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of Lamadong, Jianchang City, western Liaoning Province, China.png

| fossil_range = Early Cretaceous

| taxon = Liaochelys

| authority = Zhou, 2010

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• L. jianchangensis Zhou, 2010 (type)

}}

Liaochelys is an extinct genus of sinemydid turtle which existed in western Liaoning, China during the early Cretaceous epoch.{{Cite journal|author=Chang-Fu Zhou |year=2010|title=A new eucryptodiran turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, China |url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02676p056f.pdf |journal=Zootaxa |volume=2676 |pages=45–56|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2676.1.3}} It was first named by Chang-Fu Zhou in 2010 and the type species is Liaochelys jianchangensis.{{cite journal |author1=C.-F. Zhou |author2=M. Rabi | year=2015 | title= A sinemydid turtle from the Jehol Biota provides insights into the basal divergence of crown turtles | journal=Scientific Reports | volume=5 | pages=16299 | doi=10.1038/srep16299 | pmid=26553740 | pmc=4639786 | bibcode=2015NatSR...516299Z }}