Reptilia - Testudines - Euclastidae
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Full reference: d. B. France de Lapparent, H. Marek, P. Barrier and C. Gagnaison. 2025. Euclastidae n. fam. (Chelonioidea) et première mention d'Euclastes Cope, 1867 dans le Paléocène du bassin de Paris (France). Geodiversitas 47(10):409-464
Parent taxon: Chelonioidea according to d. B. France de Lapparent et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Cheloniidae, Cimochelys, Dermochelyidae, Dermochelyoidae, Desmatochelyidae, Kimurachelys, Leviathanochelys, Nichollsemys, Pandermochelys, Pliochelys, Progonosaurus, Protostegidae, Toxochelyidae
Subtaxa: Erquelinnesia Euclastes Glossochelys Mexichelys Pacifichelys
Type: Euclastes
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Italy (1), Peru (1), United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Maryland , New Jersey)
• Paleocene of Argentina (2), France (2), Morocco (4), United States (7: Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Angola (1), Chile (2), Mexico (2), United States (8: California, New Jersey, South Carolina)
Total: 39 collections including 43 occurrences