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Testudines

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Noun1.Testudines - tortoises and turtlesTestudines - tortoises and turtles                
order Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines, Testudinata, Chelonia
animal order - the order of animals
Anapsida, subclass Anapsida - oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
chelonian, chelonian reptile - a reptile of the order Chelonia
Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, family Chelonidae, family Cheloniidae - green turtles; hawksbills
Dermochelyidae, family Dermochelyidae - sea turtles
Chelydridae, family Chelydridae - snapping turtles
family Kinosternidae, Kinosternidae - mud turtles; musk turtles
Emydidae, family Emydidae - box and water turtles
family Testudinidae, Testudinidae - land tortoises
family Trionychidae, Trionychidae - soft-shelled turtles
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Alas, this fascinating chunk of rock, sticking out of the nye mudstone near Depoe Bay and discovered recently by a beachcomber, is probably only a feast for the imagination and not an ancient Testudines, say scientists and fossil experts who've taken a closer gander.
Curious ancient stone is no turtle by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Situating the phylogenetic origins of Testudines remains a continuing challenge.
Biology of turtles by SciTech Book News
The reptile segment (59 pages) covers all four reptilian orders: Testudines (turtles and tortoises), Crocodilia, Rhynchocephalia (tuataras), and Squamata (amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes).
The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide by Harrington, Erin / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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