Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to C. W. de Vis 1905
See also Case 1904, Hay 1902, Leidy 1865, Lydekker 1889, Owen 1842 and Owen 1851
Sister taxa: Allopleuroninae, Ashleychelys, Cabindachelys, Carettinae, Chelone acuticostata, Chelone bellunensis, Chelone gastaldii, Chelone murua, Chelone simonellii, Chelone sismondai, Chelone sordellii, Chelone strobeli, Cheloniinae, Chelyopsis, Dollochelys, Eochelone, Eocheloniinae, Eochelyinae, Eretmochelyinae, Erquelinnesia, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Chelone costata Chelone girundica Chelone jessoni Chelone vanbenedeni
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), United States (2: Maryland)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (9)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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