†superfamily Kinosternoidae Holroyd and Hutchison 2002 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Kinosternoidae

Full reference: P. A. Holroyd and J. H. Hutchison. 2002. Patterns of geographic variation in latest Cretaceous vertebrates: evidence from the turtle component. Geological Society of America Special Paper 361:177-190

Parent taxon: Cryptodira according to P. A. Holroyd and J. H. Hutchison 2002

Sister taxa: Adocusia, Bashuchelyidae, Carettochelyoidea, Charitonyx tajanikolaevae, Chelonemydidae, Chelonioidea, Chelydridae, Chelydroidea, Chersidae, Chitracephalus, Cryptoderinea, Dermatochelydidae, Dermochelyoidea, Durocryptodira, Eucryptodira, Galvechelone, Glyptopidae, Glyptopsidae, Indochelyidae, Kallokibotioninae, Kayentachelyidae, Kinosternia, Meiolanidae, Nanhsiungchelyidae, Panchelonioidea, Pantestudinoidea, Pantrionychia, Platysternoidea, Polysternum, Selmacryptodira, Trionychia, Trionychidae, Trionychoidea, Tritosternidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (6: North Dakota, Wyoming collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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