Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: I. G. Danilov, A. O. Averianov, and A. A. Yarkov. 2010. Itilochelys rasstrigin gen. et sp. nov., a new hard-shelled sea turtle (Cheloniidae sensu lato) from the Lower Palaeocene of Volgograd Province, Russia. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RSA 314(1):24-41

Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to I. G. Danilov et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Erquelinnesia, Gigantatypus, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys

Subtaxa: Itilochelys rasstrigin

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Type: Itilochelys rasstrigin

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Rasstrigin 2 (Paleocene of Russian Federation)

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