''Chelydropsis'' is an extinct genus in the family of

snapping turtle The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, ''Chelydra'' and ''Macrochelys''. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are '' Acherontemys' ...

that lived from the

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin ...

to the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

and

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

Species

* ''Chelydropsis aubasi'' * ''

Chelydropsis apellanizi ''Chelydropsis'' is an extinct genus in the family of snapping turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene in Asia and Europe. Species * ''Chelydropsis aubasi'' * '' Chelydropsis apellanizi'' * '' Chelydropsis decheni'' * '' Chelydropsi ...

'' * ''

Chelydropsis decheni ''Chelydropsis'' is an extinct genus in the family of snapping turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene in Asia and Europe. Species * ''Chelydropsis aubasi'' * ''Chelydropsis apellanizi'' * '' Chelydropsis decheni'' * '' Chelydropsis ...

'' * ''

Chelydropsis kusnetzovi ''Chelydropsis'' is an extinct genus in the family of snapping turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene in Asia and Europe. Species * ''Chelydropsis aubasi'' * ''Chelydropsis apellanizi'' * ''Chelydropsis decheni'' * '' Chelydropsis ...

'' * ''

Chelydropsis manuascensis ''Chelydropsis'' is an extinct genus in the family of snapping turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene in Asia and Europe. Species * ''Chelydropsis aubasi'' * ''Chelydropsis apellanizi'' * ''Chelydropsis decheni'' * ''Chelydropsis k ...

'' * ''Chelydropsis murchisoni'' * ''

Chelydropsis sansaniensis ''Chelydropsis'' is an extinct genus in the family of Chelydridae, snapping turtle that lived from the Oligocene to the Pliocene in Asia and Europe. Species * ''Chelydropsis aubasi'' * ''Chelydropsis apellanizi'' * ''Chelydropsis decheni'' * ''C ...

References

* Romer, Alfred Sherwood (Jan. 1 1997). ''The Osteology of the Reptiles.'' Reprint edition. Krieger Pub. Co. pp. 800. {{Chelydridae Chelydridae Oligocene turtles Miocene turtles Pliocene turtles Oligocene reptiles of Asia Oligocene reptiles of Europe Miocene reptiles of Asia Miocene reptiles of Europe Pliocene reptiles of Asia Pliocene reptiles of Europe Prehistoric turtles of Asia Prehistoric turtle genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Fossil taxa described in 1868