Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to R. T. J. Moody 1980
See also Karl 1996
Sister taxa: Allopleuron, Allopleuroninae, Argillochelys, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Chelonia aralis, Chelonia caucasica, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eretmochelyinae, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Marocokatognathus, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Protrachyaspis, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Zhylga 1a (Paleocene of Kazakhstan)