Reptilia - Testudines - Sandownidae
Full reference: H. Tong and P. Meylan. 2013. Morphology and Relationships of Brachyopsemys tingitana gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Paleocene of Morocco and Recognition of the New Eucryptodiran Turtle Family: Sandownidae. Morphology and Evolution of Turtles 187-212
Parent taxon: Eucryptodira according to I. Danilov et al. 2014
See also Tong and Meylan 2013
Sister taxa: Adocoidea, Angolachelonia, Borealochelys, Centrocryptodira, Chelydroidea, Enaliochelys, Hoyasemys, Macrobaenoidea, Peltochelyidae, Plesiochelyoidea, Polycryptodira, Sinemydidae, Tienfucheloides, Xinjiangchelyidae, Xinjiangchelyoidea
Subtaxa: Angolachelys Brachyopsemys Leyvachelys Sandownia
Type: Sandownia
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Morocco (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Angola (1), Colombia (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Texas)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence