Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also Anquetin et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gaffney et al. 2006, Joyce 2007, Lapparent de Broin and Molnar 2001, Lydekker 1889, van Dijk et al. 2014 and White 1997
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Birlimarr, Chelinae, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis
Subtaxa: Chelodina (Chelodina) Chelodina (Macrochelodina) Chelodina (Macrodiremys) Chelodina alanrixi Chelodina expansa Chelodina insculpta Chelodina longicollis Chelodina mccordi Chelodina murrayi Chelodina novaeguinae Chelodina oblonga Chelodina parkeri Chelodina pritchardi Chelodina reimanni Chelodina rugosa Chelodina siebenrocki Chelodina steindachneri
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (2)
• Miocene of Australia (2)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Australia (2)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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