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Dermochelyidae is a
Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback turtles) from Turtles of the World by C.H. Ernst, R.G.M. Altenburg & R.W. Barbour
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2738058 Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger Turtle families Santonian first appearances Extant Santonian first appearances
family
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of turtle
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s which has seven extinct genera
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and one extant genus, including the largest living sea turtles.
Classification of known genera
The following list of dermochelyid species was published by Hirayama and Tong in 2003, unless otherwise noted. * '' Arabemys crassiscutata'' * †'' Eosphargis breineri'' * '' Mesodermochelys undulatus'' *Subfamily Dermochelyinae ** †'' Cosmochelys'' ** '' Dermochelys coriacea'' – leatherback sea turtle ** †'' Psephophorus''
Phylogeny
Evers et al. (2019):References
Bibliography
*External links
Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback turtles) from Turtles of the World by C.H. Ernst, R.G.M. Altenburg & R.W. Barbour
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2738058 Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger Turtle families Santonian first appearances Extant Santonian first appearances