Dermochelyidae

Dermochelyidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Dermochelys is the only living representative of the leatherback turtles.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Chelonioidea
Family:	Dermochelyidae Fitzinger, 1843[1]
Genera
Dermochelyinae †Cosmochelys Dermochelys Dermochelys coriacea

Dermochelyidae is a family of turtles which has eight extinct and one extant genera.

Classification of known genera

• Subfamily Desmatochelyinae^[2]
  • Corochelys ^[2]
  • Desmatochelys ^[2]
• Subfamily Allopleuroninae ^[2]
  • Allopleuron ^[2]
  • Eosphargis ^[2]
  • Glyptochelone ^[2]
  • Protosphargis ^[2]
• Subfamily Dermochelyinae ^[2]
  • Cosmochelys ^[2]
  • Dermochelys ^[2]
    • Dermochelys coriacea – Leatherback sea turtle ^[2]
  • Psephophorus ^[2]

Also

• Mesodermochelys

References

1. ^ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 000.94. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Natural history of seas turtles: paleontologic history. pp. 21–2. http://www.scistp.org/resources/docs/2007_handbook_5_21-22.pdf.