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Cryptodira

The Cryptodira (Greek: hidden neck) are a suborder of Testudines that includes most living tortoises and turtles. Cryptodira is commonly called the "Hidden-Neck Turtles" or the "Inside-Neck Turtles". Cryptodira differ from Pleurodira (side-necked turtles) in that they lower their necks and pull the heads straight back into the shells, instead of folding…

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Systematics and evolution

EvolvedJurassicSouth AmericaSoutheast AsiaPangaea
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Neck retraction

Cervical vertebraeZygapophysesGinglymoidyChelodinaApalone
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GreekSuborderTestudinesTortoisesTurtles
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Cryptodira

Nodes92
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Triples41
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Systematics and evolution · 23
Cryptodira → Bothremydidae, By, Central American, Chelonioidea, Chelydridae, Cretaceous, Cryptodires, Durocryptodira, Eocene, Europe, Jurassic, Kinosternoidea, Meanwhile, Pangaea, South America, Southeast Asia, Testudinoidea, The, The Cryptodira, These
related to Neck retraction · 15
Cryptodira → Absence, Apalone, Chelodina, Compared, Cryptodiran, Epaxial, Formation, Ginglymoidy, In, Lack, The, The Cryptodira, Their, These, With
related to External links · 3
Cryptodira → Data, Wikispecies, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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turtles family thalassochelydia also clade may belong plesiochelyidae tortoises eurysternidae thalassemydidae owadowia river neck sea chelonioidea chelydridae angolachelonia sandownidae retraction

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Cryptodirarelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Cryptodirarelated to External linksData0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to External linksWikispecies0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionThe Cryptodira0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionThese0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionIn0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionCompared0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionTheir0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionGinglymoidy0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionFormation0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionCryptodiran0.60section
Cryptodirarelated to Neck retractionChelodina0.60section

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