Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Synonym: Cephalochelys Gray 1873
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to R. E. Weems 2023
See also Dodd and Morgan 1992, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hirayama 1995, Kuhn 1966, Rhodin et al. 2017, van Dijk et al. 2014, Weems 1988 and Zug 2001
Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Erquelinnesia, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Caouana ruppellii Chelonia dubia Chelonia polyaspis Lepidochelys kempii Lepidochelys olivacea Testudo bomarii
Type: Chelonia olivacea
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Panama (1), United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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