Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to H.-V. Karl et al. 2012
See also Karl 2007 and Weems 1988
Sister taxa: 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, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Protrachyaspis, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis, Zangerlchelys
Subtaxa: Allopleuron Glyptochelone Protosphargis
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
• Eocene of Kazakhstan (2)
• Cretaceous of Germany (4), Italy (2), the Netherlands (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence