Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: R. E. Weems and A. E. Sanders. 2014. Oligocene Pancheloniid Sea Turtles from the Vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(1):80-99
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to R. E. Weems and A. E. Sanders 2014
See also Weems 2014
Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Erquelinnesia, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Ashleychelys palmeri
Type: Ashleychelys palmeri
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (4: South Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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