Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: H. F. Kaddumi. 2006. A new genus and species of gigantic marine turtles (Chelonioidea: Cheloniidae) from the Maastrichtian of the Harrana Fauna-Jordan. PalArch Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1):1-14
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to H. F. Kaddumi 2006
Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Erquelinnesia, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Gigantatypus salahi
Type: Gigantatypus salahi
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Wadi Al Dab'i (Cretaceous of Jordan)
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