Carettochelys Ramsay 1886 (pig-nose turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Parent taxon: Carettochelyidae according to A. W. White et al. 2023
See also Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996, Karl et al. 2012 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Akrochelys, Allaeochelyinae, Anosteira, Anosteira radulina, Anosteirinae, Apholidemys granosa, Apholidemys sublaevis, Carettochelyinae, Chorlakkichelys, Chorlakkichelys shahi, Kizylkumemys, Pseudoanosteira
Subtaxa: Carettochelys insculpta Carettochelys niahensis
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Niah Great Cave (Quaternary of Malaysia)
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