Carettochelyidae
Family of turtles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carettochelyidae is a family of cryptodiran turtles belonging to the Trionychia. It contains only a single living species, the pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) native to New Guinea and Northern Australia. Stem-group carettochelyids are known from the Cretaceous of Asia, with the family being widely distributed across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa during much of the Cenozoic.
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Carettochelyidae | |
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Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) | |
Fossil of Allaeochelys crassesculptata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Trionychia |
Family: | Carettochelyidae Gill, 1889 |
Genera | |
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