Reptilia - Testudines - Kayentachelyidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, J. H. Hutchison, F. A. Jenkins, Jr. and L. J. Meeker. 1987. Modern turtle origins: The oldest known cryptodire. Science 237:289-291
Parent taxon: Cryptodira according to E. S. Gaffney and F. A. Jenkins 2010
See also Gaffney et al. 1987
Sister taxa: Adocusia, Bashuchelyidae, Carettochelyoidea, Charitonyx tajanikolaevae, Chelonemydidae, Chelonioidea, Chelydridae, Chelydroidea, Chersidae, Chitracephalus, Cryptoderinea, Dermatochelydidae, Dermochelyoidea, Durocryptodira, Eucryptodira, Galvechelone, Glyptopidae, Glyptopsidae, Indochelyidae, Kallokibotioninae, Kinosternia, Kinosternoidae, Meiolanidae, Nanhsiungchelyidae, Panchelonioidea, Pantestudinoidea, Pantrionychia, Platysternoidea, Polysternum, Selmacryptodira, Trionychia, Trionychidae, Trionychoidea, Tritosternidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Kayentachelys
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kayentachelyidae in the database