Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: P. E. P. Deraniyagala. 1967. Some new Miocene vertebrates from Ceylon. Ceylon Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings 23:50
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to P. E. P. Deraniyagala 1969
See also Deraniyagala 1967 and Deraniyagala 1968
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, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Miocaretta lankae
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Sri Lanka (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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