Carettochelyidae Explained

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.

Taxonomy

After Joyce, 2014[1] unless otherwise noted.

Notes and References

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  3. Carbot-Chanona. Gerardo. Rivera-Velázquez. Gustavo. Jiménez-Hidalgo. Eduardo. Reynoso. Víctor Hugo. December 2020. The first Pan-Carettochelys turtle in the Neogene of the American continent and its paleobiogeographical relevance. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. en. 104. 102925. 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102925. 2020JSAES.10402925C . 224976641 .
  4. White . Arthur W. . Archer . Michael . Hand . Suzanne J. . Godthelp . Henk . Gillespie . Anna K. . 2023-10-02 . A new broad-snouted fossil carettochelyid turtle from a previously unknown Caenozoic deposit in Sarawak, Malaysia . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology . en . 47 . 4 . 614–623 . 2023Alch...47..614W . 10.1080/03115518.2023.2243503 . 0311-5518 . free.
  5. Rule. James P.. Kool. Lesley. Parker. William M.G.. Fitzgerald. Erich M.G.. 2021-12-07. Mannion. Philip. Turtles all the way down: Neogene pig-nosed turtle fossil from southern Australia reveals cryptic freshwater turtle invasions and extinctions. Papers in Palaeontology. 8 . en. spp2.1414. 10.1002/spp2.1414. 245107305 . 2056-2799.
  6. Glaessner. Martin F.. 1942-07-08. The occurrence of the New Guinea Turtle (Carettochelys) in the Miocene of Papua. Records of the Australian Museum. en. 21. 2. 106–109. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.21.1942.262. 0067-1975. free.