Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to C. T. Berry and W. G. Lynn 1936
See also Sepkoski 2002
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, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Marocokatognathus, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Protrachyaspis, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Chelyopsis halleri Chelyopsis holsaticus Chelyopsis littoreus Chelyopsis raabei
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (1 collection), Germany (5)
• Eocene of Germany (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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