Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Berry and Lynn 1936, Carroll 1988, Cope 1896, Hastings and Dooley 2017, Hay 1902, Hirayama 1995, Sepkoski 2002, Weems 1988 and Zug 2001
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, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Marocokatognathus, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Protrachyaspis, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Syllomus aegyptiacus Syllomus crispatus
Type: Syllomus crispatus
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (13: California, Maryland, Virginia)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
• Eocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences
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