Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Synonym: Pelecomastes De Vis 1897
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also Anquetin 2012, Anquetin et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gaffney 1979, Gaffney et al. 2006, Joyce 2007, Lapparent de Broin and Molnar 2001 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Australochelida, Baalemys, Birlimarr, Calvarichelys, Chelinae, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, 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: Elseya albagula Elseya branderhorsti Elseya dentata Elseya irwini Elseya lavarackorum Elseya macrurus Elseya nadibajagu Elseya novaeguineae Elseya oneiros Elseya schultzei Elseya uberrima
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Australia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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