Reptilia - Testudinata - Testudoolithidae
Full reference: K. F. Hirsch. 1996. Parataxonomic classification of fossil chelonian and gecko eggs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4):752-762
Parent taxon: Testudinata according to K. Tanaka et al. 2011
See also Hirsch 1996
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Chinlechelys, Emydhipus, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelyidae, Palaeochersis, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Protochelys, Saltosauropus, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: Testudoolithus Tiantaioolithus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Greece (1)
• Miocene of Switzerland (3), United States (1: California)
• Cretaceous of China (4), Spain (3), United States (1: New Mexico)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence