Kinosternoidea is a superfamily of aquatic turtles, which includes two families: Dermatemydidae, and Kinosternidae.
Kinosternoids are cryptodires, turtles whose necks are able to retract within their shell. Molecular studies suggest they are likely the sister group to the snapping turtles of the family Chelydridae. They are also omnivorous, oviparous, phosphatic, and actively mobile.
Classification
Family Dermatemydidae Genus Dermatemys Genus BaptemysWalter G. Joyce (2007) " Phylogenetic Relationships of Mesozoic Turtles " Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
Family Kinosternidae Genus Hoplochelys Subfamily Staurotypinae Genus Claudius Genus Staurotypus Subfamily Kinosterninae Genus Kinosternon Genus Sternotherus
Past classification The entirely unrelated big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) was previously included in classification.
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