Eochelone | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Cheloniidae |
Genus: | †Eochelone Dollo, 1903 |
Type species | |
†Eochelone brabantica | |
Species | |
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Eochelone is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the late Eocene. It was first named by Dollo in 1903. Its type species is E. brabantica.
Cheloniidae family | ||||
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Genera |
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†Allopleuron | ||||
†Argillochelys | ||||
Caretta | ||||
†Carolinochelys | ||||
Chelonia | ||||
†Eochelone |
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Eretmochelys | ||||
†Gigantatypus | ||||
†Glarichelys |
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†Itilochelys | ||||
Lepidochelys |
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†Mexichelys | ||||
†Miocaretta | ||||
Natator | ||||
†Pacifichelys |
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†Syllomus |
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†Tasbacka |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. |