Sea Turtle - Cladogram

Cladogram

Below is a cladogram showing the phylogenetic relationships of living and extinct sea turtles in the family Cheloniidae based on Lynch and Parham (2003) and Parham and Pyenson (2010).

Phylogenetic relations of living and extinct Cheloniidae species
Cheloniidae sensu lato

†Toxochelys



†Mexichelys



†Lophochleyinae



†Euclastes



†Argillochelys


†Eochelone




†Erquelinnesla


†Pacifichelys




†Puppigerus

Cheloniidae sensu stricto

†Syllomus



†Procolpochelys



Chelonia mydas


Natator depressus




Eretmochelys imbricata

Carettini
Lepidochelys

Lepidochelys kempii


Lepidochelys olivacea



Caretta caretta












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