Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Full reference: N. S. Vitek. 2012. Giant fossil soft-shelled turtles of North America. Palaeontologia Electronica 15(1):13A
Belongs to Axestemys according to N. S. Vitek and W. G. Joyce 2015
See also Vitek 2012
Sister taxa: Axestemys byssina, Axestemys byssinus, Axestemys erquelinnensis, Axestemys infernalis, Axestemys montinsana, Axestemys quinni, Axestemys splendidus, Axestemys vittata, Rafetus (Axestemys) exquisitus, Rafetus (Axestemys) nelsoni
Type specimen: UW 2382, a set of postcrania (a carapace, plastron, partial pectoral and pelvic girdles, and one cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is NE of Opal, UW locality V-65004 (V65004, V.65004), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at NE of Opal, UW locality V-65004 (V65004, V.65004)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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