Table 3. Description and scoring of the additional characters 32, 33, 62, 64, 87, 88, and 92.
| Character | Bone | Character description | Desmatochelys lowii | Eretmochelys imbricata | Dermochelys coriacea | Chelydra serpentina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Postorbital | Recess on the ventral side of the dorsal part of the postorbital. 0 = absent; 1 = present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Position of notch in the posterior margin of the orbit. 0 = at the top of the orbit; 1 = at the mid level | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 62 | Epipterygoid | Participation of the epipterygoid to the foramen nervi trigemini. 0 = absent; 1 = present | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| 64 | Prootic | Extent of the suture with the parietal. 0 = very short or absent; 1 = long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 87 | Dorsomedial process of the prootic in medial view. 0 = absent, prootic has a similar height to the opisthotic; 1 = present, prootic process significantly higher then opisthotic | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 88 | Opisthotic | Participation of the opisthotic to the formation of the foramen stapedio-temporale. 0 = absent; 1 = present | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Quadrate | Processus epipterygoideus. 0 = absent; 1 = present | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |