Family Testudoolithidae Hirsch 1996 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata - Testudoolithidae

Full reference: K. F. Hirsch. 1996. Parataxonomic classification of fossil chelonian and gecko eggs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4):752-762

Parent taxon: Testudinata according to K. Tanaka et al. 2011

See also Hirsch 1996

Sister taxa: Amblypus, Ancyropus, Aplax oberndorferi, Athecae, Australochelyidae, Australochelys, Chelonipedidae, Chelycarapookus, Chelycarapookus arcuatus, Chelys blakii, Chengyuchelyidae, Chengyuchelys, Chinlechelys, Emydhipus, Emys neumayri, Emys paranensis, Heckerochelyidae, Helcura, Helochelydridae, Kallokibotion, Megasternon, Mesochelydia, Mongolochelyidae, Odontochelyidae, Palaeochersis, Paracryptodira, Perichelydia, Platemys sehuensis, Platycheloides, Proganochelys, Proterochersidae, Protochelys, Saltosauropus, Siamochelys, Testudines, Testudinites, Testudo elata, Testudo stricklandi, Testudofiexoolithidae, Thalassochelydia, Thecophora, Tretosternon punctatum, Trionyx mammillaris

Subtaxa: Testudoolithus Tiantaioolithus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Greece (1)

• Miocene of Switzerland (3), United States (1: California)

• Cretaceous of China (4), Spain (3), United States (1: New Mexico)

• Jurassic of France (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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