Paleocene turtles from the Aquia and Brightseat Formations, with a discussion of their bearing on sea turtle evolution and phylogeny

R. E. Weems

1988

Article

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101(1):109-145

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Allopleuroninae
• Cheloniinae
• Dermochelyinae
• Dermochelyoidea
• Dollochelys coatesi
• Eocheloniinae
• Neurochelys
• Osteopygis roundsi
• Planetochelys
• Planetochelys savoiei
• Syllominae
• Tasbacka ruhoffi

Taxonomy:

• Bryochelys belongs to Syllominae - Weems (1988)
• Cosmochelys belongs to Dermochelyinae - Weems (1988)
• Dermochelyinae belongs to Dermochelyidae - Weems (1988)
• Protosphargis belongs to Allopleuroninae - Weems (1988)
• Glyptochelone belongs to Allopleuroninae - Weems (1988)
• Protosteginae belongs to Protostegidae - Weems (1988)
• Calcarichelys belongs to Chelospharginae - Weems (1988)
• Dermochelyoidea belongs to Testudines - Weems (1988)
• Cheloniinae belongs to Cheloniidae - Weems (1988)
• Kurobechelys belongs to Syllominae - Weems (1988)
• Planetochelys savoiei belongs to Planetochelys - Weems (1988)
• Syllominae belongs to Cheloniidae - Weems (1988)
• Glarichelys belongs to Eocheloniinae - Weems (1988)
• Argillochelys belongs to Eocheloniinae - Weems (1988)
• Eocheloniinae belongs to Cheloniidae - Weems (1988)
• Peritresius belongs to Lophochelyinae - Weems (1988)
• Neurochelys belongs to Lophochelyinae - Weems (1988)
• Thinochelys belongs to Toxochelyinae - Weems (1988)
• Porthochelys belongs to Toxochelyinae - Weems (1988)
• Osteopygis roundsi belongs to Osteopygis - Weems (1988)