†Taphrosphys strenuus Cope 1870 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Synonym: Prochonias princeps Cope 1869
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1870. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Part II. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 14:105-235
Belongs to Taphrosphys according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1870, Hay 1902 and Hay 1908
Sister taxa: Taphrosphys congolensis, Taphrosphys ippolitoi, Taphrosphys nodosus, Taphrosphys sulcatus
Type specimens:
- Taphrosphys strenuus: Its type locality is Barnsboro "greensand" (Hornerstown), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey
- Prochonias princeps:
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Georgia, New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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