Carolinochelys is an extinct genus of sea turtle from Oligocene of United States. It contains one species: C. wilsoni, and was first named by O.P. Hay in 1923.
| Carolinochelys Temporal range: Oligocene
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| Carolinachelys wilsoni skull and shell at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | †Carolinochelys Hay, 1923 |
| Species: | †C. wilsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| †Carolinochelys wilsoni Hay, 1923
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References
edit- Life History: Geologic History of Sea Turtles
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- Carolinochelys at the Paleobiology Database
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