Reptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniidae
Alternative combination: Chelone ornata
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notice of remains of extinct turtles of New Jersey, collected by Prof. Cook, of the State Geological Survey, under the direction of Dr. W. Kitchell. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:301-327
Belongs to Peritresius according to C. T. Berry and W. G. Lynn 1936
See also Cope 1870, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Leidy 1856
Sister taxon: Peritresius martini
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of United States (25: Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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