Reptilia - Testudines - Sinochelyidae
Synonym: Peishanemydidae Nessov 1981
Parent taxon: Testudines according to I. Danilov et al. 2014
See also Brinkman et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Amphichelydia, Apertotemporalis, Apholidemys, Asturichelys, Casichelydia, Chelone obovata, Chelone sopita, Chelonipus, Cryptodira, Cryptrodiramorpha, Entoplastrites, Euclastochelys, Euclastochelys interrupta, Haichemydidae, Kallokibotionidae, Larachelus, Meiolania damelipi, Odontochelys, Pancryptodira, Panpleurodira, Platychelone, Platychelone emarginata, Plesiochelydiae, Pleurodira, Podocnemis lata, Proganochelydia, Senonemys suemegensis, Sokotochelys, Tacuarembemys, Temnoclemmys cordiformis, Triassochelys, Trionyx fuchienensis, Trionyx tshelkarensis, Fluvialia, Marina, Terrestria, Cryptodiramorpha, Paludinosa, Chelonoides, Pachychelys, Padiochelys, Protemys, Oligochelone, Glaucochelone, Metachelydia, Halmyrachelidae, Chelycarapookidae, Therezinosaurus, Tomochelone, Pseudosphargis
Subtaxa: Sinochelys
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
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