Hutchemys tetanetron Hutchison 2009

Reptilia - Testudines - Pantrionychidae

Alternative combination: Plastomenoides tetanetron

Full reference: J. H. Hutchison. 2009. New soft-shelled turtles (Plastomeninae, Trionychidae, Testudines) from the Cretaceous and Paleocene of North America. PaleoBios 29(2):36-47

Belongs to Hutchemys according to N. S. Vitek and W. G. Joyce 2015

See also Hutchison 2009

Sister taxa: Aspideretes nassau, Hutchemys acupictus, Hutchemys arctochelys, Hutchemys rememdium, Hutchemys sterea, Hutchemys walkerorum

Type specimen: UCMP 125800, a partial skeleton (carapace and partial plastron). Its type locality is UCMP V81155, which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (7: Montana collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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