Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also Cadena et al. 2015, de Broin and de la Fuente 1993, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Frank and Ramus 1996 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Australochelida, Baalemys, Birlimarr, Calvarichelys, 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: Acanthochelys cosquinensis Acanthochelys macrocephala Acanthochelys pallidipectoris Acanthochelys radiolata Acanthochelys spixii
Type: Acanthochelys spixii
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Miocene of Bolivia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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