Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also Frank and Ramus 1996, Gaffney et al. 2006 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Birlimarr, Chelinae, Chelodina, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis
Subtaxa: Rheodytes devisi Rheodytes leukops
Type: Rheodytes devisi
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at Darling Downs (Quaternary of Australia)
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