Reptilia - Testudinata - Proterochersidae
Parent taxon: Testudinata according to T. Szczygielski and D. Dróżdż 2026
See also Carroll 1988, Czepiński et al. 2021, Gaffney et al. 2006, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Li et al. 2008 and Szczygielski and Sulej 2016
Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Emydhipus, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Eunotosauria, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelydia, Palaeochersis, Pappochelydia, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelyidae, Proganochelys, Protochelys, Saltosauropus, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Testudoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris
Subtaxa: Chinlechelys Cryptochersis Keuperotesta Proterochersis Thaichelys
Type: Proterochersis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
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