†family Eurysternidae Dollo 1886 (turtle)
Reptilia - Testudinata - Eurysternidae
Parent taxon: Thalassochelydia according to C. Püntener et al. 2020
See also Anquetin and Joyce 2014, Anquetin et al. 2017, Joyce 2000 and Karl et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Achelonia, Acichelys approximata, Euryaspis radians, Eurysternum, Hylaeochelys, Jurassichelon, Neusticemys, Plesiochelyidae, Plesiochelys oblonga, Plesiochelys pumilio, Solnhofia, Thalassemys, Thalassemys heusseri, Tropidemys, Tropidemys morinica
Subtaxa: Chelonides Hydropelta Idiochelys Palaeomedusa Parachelys Plesiochelys minima
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (9), Switzerland (3)
Total: 15 collections including 21 occurrences