†family Desmatochelyidae Williston 1894 (sea turtle)
Reptilia - Testudines - Desmatochelyidae
Alternative spelling: Desmatochelyinae
Parent taxon: Chelonioidea according to E. L. Nicholls 1992
Sister taxa: Cheloniidae, Dermochelyoidae, Nichollsemys, Oxemys, Pancheloniidae, Pandermochelys, Plesiochelyidae, Protostegidae, Thalassemyidae
Subtaxa: Corsochelys, Desmatochelys
Ecology: aquatic omnivore