Dermochelyidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent |
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Dermochelys is the only living representative of the leatherback turtles. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843[1] |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Dermochelyidae is a family of turtles which has eight extinct and one extant genera.
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Classification of known genera
- Subfamily Desmatochelyinae[2]
- Subfamily Allopleuroninae[2]
- Subfamily Dermochelyinae[2]
- †Cosmochelys[2]
- Dermochelys[2]
- Dermochelys coriacea – Leatherback sea turtle [2]
- †Psephophorus[2]
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References
Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. http://www.webcitation.org/64t6NrOyR.
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