†subfamily Anosteirinae Lydekker 1889

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

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Type: Anosteira

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan collections), United States (2: South Dakota)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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