Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Main Groups of Reptiles   Desmatochelyidae

After Elliott, Irby & Hutchinson, 1997, Moody, 1997 and Lapparent de Broin, 2000

<==o †Desmatochelyidae Williston, 1894 sensu Elliott, Irby & Hutchinson, 1997 and Moody, 1997
   |?- †Glyptops
   |--o †Desmatochelys Williston, 1894; Cret. NA. SA. EAs.
   |  |-- †D. sp. [L. Cret. NSA.] (Smith, 1989)
   |  `-- †D. lowi Williston, 1894; U. Cret. NA. EAs.
   `--o †Rhinochelys Seeley, 1869 [taxonomic history]
      |-- †R. pulchriceps (Owen, 1851) [taxonomic history]
      |-- †R. elegans Lydekker, 1889
      |-- †R. cantabridgiensis Lydekker, 1889
      `-- †R. amaberti Moret, 1935

Reference(s):

Elliott, D. K., Irby, G. V. & Hutchinson, J. H., 1997: Desmatochelys lowi, a marine turtle from the Upper Cretaceous. 243-258.
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

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