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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