Where: Uinta County, Wyoming (41.2° N, 110.5° W: paleocoordinates 45.2° N, 96.8° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)
• The level is given as B3; that is, the upper portion of the middle Bridger
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Mr. Walter Granger, head of the American Museum expedition to the Bridger beds in 1904; reposited in the AMNH
Primary reference: O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131901: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 01.08.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Aspideretes grangeri n. sp." = Trionyx ellipticus
"Aspideretes grangeri n. sp." = Trionyx ellipticus Hay 1908 softshell turtle AMNH 3942 holotype carapace
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