Gagnaison, Cyril;Mennecart, Bastien;Bailleul, Julien;Barrier, Pascal;Chenot, Élise;Toullec, Renaud;Potel, Sébastien;Martin, Honoré;Millet, Antoine;Memeteau, Didier
Chelydridae
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The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are Acherontemys, Chelydrops, Chelydropsis, Emarginachelys, Macrocephalochelys, Planiplastron, and Protochelydra.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyChelydridae
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The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are Acherontemys, Chelydrops, Chelydropsis, Emarginachelys, Macrocephalochelys, Planiplastron, and Protochelydra.
==Fossil history== thumb|left|Chelydropsis murchisoni fossil remains (left: juvenile; right: adult)