Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: R. Hirayama. 2006. Revision of the Cretaceous and Paleogene sea turtles Catapleura and Dollochelys (Testudines: Cheloniidae). PaleoBios 26(2):1-6

Parent taxon: Cheloniidae according to R. Hirayama 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, Gigantatypus, Itilochelys, Lembonax, Lepidochelys, Lusochelys, Lytoloma, Miocaretta, Osonachelus, Pacifichelys, Pliochelys derelicta, Procolpochelys, Progonosaurus pertinax, Protrachyaspis, Puppigerus, Syllominae, Syllomus, Tasbacka, Trachyaspis

Subtaxa: Zangerlchelys arkansaw

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Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Gather Brothers Farm (Cretaceous of Arkansas)

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