Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Alternative spellings: Anosteiridae, Anosternidae, Anostirinae
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History) Part III. The Order Chelonia 1-239
Parent taxon: Carettochelyidae according to H. Tong et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hutchison 1996, Hutchison et al. 2004, Jaekel 1911, Kuhn 1966, Lydekker 1889, Nessov 1984, Sukhanov 2000 and Zangerl 1947
Sister taxa: Akrochelys, Allaeochelyinae, Anosteira, Anosteira radulina, Apholidemys granosa, Apholidemys sublaevis, Carettochelyinae, Carettochelys, Chorlakkichelys, Chorlakkichelys shahi, Kizylkumemys, Pseudoanosteira
Subtaxa: Kyzilkumemys Pseudanosteira Pseudotrionyx
Type: Anosteira
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan collections), United States (2: South Dakota)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence