Calcarichelys
| Calcarichelys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Carapace and plastron, McWane Science Center | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | †Protostegidae |
| Genus: | †Calcarichelys Zangerl, 1953 |
| Type species | |
| Calcarichelys gemma Zangerl, 1953 | |
Calcarichelys ('spur turtle' or 'thorn turtle') is an extinct genus of protostegid turtle from the Late Cretaceous of the Selma Formation in Alabama, and possibly from Angola. It contains only one species, C. gemma.