Macrocephalochelys is an extinct genus of turtles in the family Chelydridae.[3] It was first described from a partial skull from the Pliocene found in Ukraine by Piboplichko and Taraschchuk in 1960. It was assigned to the family Chelydridae by R. L. Carroll in 1988[4] although it had been hypothesised to belong in Chelydridae by Chkhikvadze in 1971.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Chelydridae |
| Genus: | †Macrocephalochelys Piboplichko and Taraschchuk, 1960[1] |
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†M. pontica[2] | |
References
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- ^ "The Paleobiology Database".
- ^ Gaffney, Eugene S. (August 18, 1975). "Phylogeny of the chelydrid turtles". Fieldiana Geology. 33 (9). Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History: 166 (16). OCLC 1991971. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Macrocephalochelys - Ecology and taphonomy". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Carroll, Robert L.; K. Behrensmeyer; K. Behrensmeyer; M. Carrano (1988). Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. ISBN 0-7167-1822-7. OCLC 14967288.
- ^ Gaffney, Eugene S. (August 18, 1975). "Phylogeny of the chelydrid turtles". Fieldiana Geology. 33 (9). Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History: 168 (18). OCLC 1991971. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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