†Cymatholcus schucherti Hay 1899 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Pantestudinidae
Alternative combination: Hadrianus schucherti
Synonyms: Cymatholcus longus Clark 1932, Cymotholcus longus Clark 1932
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1899. Descriptions of two new species of tortoise from the Tertiary of the United States. Proceedings of the US National Museum 22(1181):21-24
Belongs to Cymatholcus according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Auffenberg 1963, Clark 1932, Hay 1899, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Cymatholcus schucherti: USNM 4046, a partial shell. Its type locality is Melvin, southeast of, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Yazoo Formation of Alabama.
- Cymatholcus longus: CM 11891 (holotype), a partial skeleton (partial shell and associated limb elements). Its type locality is Hoot Owl Canyon, which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial sandstone in the Duchesne River Formation of Utah.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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