Meiolaniformes
Meiolaniformes is an extinct clade of stem-group turtles, defined as all taxa more closely related to Meiolania than to Cryptodira and Pleurodira. It is known from the Early Cretaceous to the Holocene of Australia, Oceania and South America. Some Eurasian taxa have been suggested to be part of the group, but this is disputed.
| Meiolaniformes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to Holocene | |
|---|---|
| Meiolania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pantestudines |
| Clade: | Testudinata |
| Clade: | Perichelydia |
| Clade: | †Meiolaniformes Sterli and de la Fuente, 2013 |
| Families and genera | |
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The oldest member of Meiolaniformes is Australian Early Cretaceous Otwayemys.
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