Reptilia - Testudines - Kayentachelyidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, J. H. Hutchison, F. A. Jenkins, Jr. and L. J. Meeker. 1987. Modern turtle origins: The oldest known cryptodire. Science 237:289-291
Parent taxon: Cryptodira according to E. S. Gaffney and F. A. Jenkins 2010
See also Gaffney et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Adocusia, Carettochelyoidea, Chelonemydidae, Chelonioidea, Chersidae, Chitracephalus, Cryptoderinea, Dermatochelydidae, Dermochelyoidea, Durocryptodira, Eucryptodira, Galvechelone, Glyptopidae, Glyptopsidae, Indochelyidae, Kallokibotioninae, Kinosternia, Kinosternoidae, Meiolanidae, Nanhsiungchelyidae, Panchelonioidea, Pantestudinoidea, Pantrionychia, Platysternoidea, Polysternum, Selmacryptodira, Trionychia, Trionychidae, Trionychoidea, Tritosternidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Kayentachelys
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kayentachelyidae in the database