Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Kuhn 1966 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Protrachyaspis, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Caretta Eretmochelys
Type: Caretta
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Italy (1), Mexico (1), Taiwan (1), United States (3: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Florida, Louisiana)
• Eocene of Egypt (1), Germany (1), Tunisia (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 17 collections including 21 occurrences