| Miocaretta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
| Family: | Cheloniidae |
| Genus: | † Miocaretta Deraniyagala, 1967 |
| Species: | †M. lankae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Miocaretta lankae Deraniyagala, 1967 | |
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Cheloniidae family | ||||
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| Genera |
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| † Allopleuron | ||||
| † Argillochelys | ||||
| Caretta | ||||
| † Carolinochelys | ||||
| Chelonia | ||||
| † Eochelone | ||||
| Eretmochelys | ||||
| † Gigantatypus | ||||
| † Glarichelys | ||||
| † Itilochelys | ||||
| Lepidochelys | ||||
| †Mexichelys | ||||
| †Miocaretta | ||||
| Natator | ||||
| † Pacifichelys | ||||
| † Syllomus | ||||
| † Tasbacka | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. | ||||
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