Dermochelyidae

After Hirayama, 1997, 1998, Moody, 1997 and Lapparent de Broin, 2000

<==o Dermochelyidae Gray, 1825 (leatherback turtles; merinahkakilpikonnat)
   |-- †Corsochelys haliniches Zangerl, 1960; U. Cret. NA.
   |?- †Egyptemys eocaenus (Andrews, 1901)
   |?- †Miochelys fermini
   |?- †Cosmochelys dolloi Andrews, 1919
   |?- †Arabemys crassiscutata Pal. Eoc. NAf.
   `--+-- †Dermochelyidae gen. et sp. indet. [U. Cret. Japan (Hirayama, 1997)]
      `--+--o †Cardiochelys
         |  |-- †C. rupeliensis
         |  `-- †C. eocaemus
         `--+-- †Protosphargis veronensis
            `--+--o †Eosphargis
               |  |-- †E. gigas
               |  `-- †E. breineri
               `--+?- †"Thalassochelys" testei Bergounioux, 1956
                  `--+--o †Psephophorus Meyer, 1847
                     |  |-- †P. scaldii
                     |  |-- †P. polygonus Meyer, 1847
                     |  `-- †P. pseudostracion
                     |?- †Natemys peruvianus Olig. SA.
                     |?- †“Psephophorus” rupeliensis Olig. WEu.
                     |?- †“Psephophorus” terrypratchetti Köhler, 1995; Eoc. NZ.
                     |?- †Dermochelyidae gen. et sp. indet. aff. †“Psephophorus” terrypratchetti [Eoc. Ant.] [Albright, Woodburne, Case & Chaney, 2003]
                     |-- †Mesodermochelys
                     `-- Dermochelys coriacea Blainville, 1816 (leatherback turtle; merinahkakilpikonna)

Reference(s):

Albright III, L. B., Woodburne, M. O., Case, J. A. & Chaney, D. S., 2003: A leatherback sea turtle from the Eocene of Antarctica: Implications for antiquity of gigantothermy in Dermochelyidae.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 23, #4, pp. 945-949
Hirayama, R., 1997: Distribution and diversity of Cretaceous chelonioids. 225-243.
in Callaway, J. M. & Nicholls, E. L., (eds.), 1997: Ancient marine reptiles.
–Academic Press, San Diego, London, Boston, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, 1997, pp. xlvi - 501
Hooks, III, G. E., 1998: Systematic revision of the Protostegidae, with a redescription of Calcarichelys gemma Zangerl, 1953.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 18, #1, pp. 85-98
Lapparent de Broin, F. de, 2000: African chelonians from the Jurassic to the Present: Phases of development and preliminary catalogue of the fossil record.
–Palaeontologica Africana:Vol. 36, pp. 43-82
Moody, R. T. J., 1997: The paleogeography of marine and coastal turtles of the North Atlantic and Trans-Saharan regions. 259-278
in Callaway, J. M. & Nicholls, E. L., (eds.) 1997: Ancient Marine Reptiles.
–Academic Press, San Diego, London, Boston, New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, 1997, xlvi-501

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

Dermochelyidae – Leatherback turtles

After Hirayama, 1997, 1998, Moody, 1997 and Lapparent de Broin, 2000

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