†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, Danilov et al. 2014, 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