Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combination: Chrysemys carri
Full reference: F. L. Rose and W. G. Weaver. 1966. Two new species of Chrysemys (= Pseudemys) from the Florida Pliocene. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 5(1):41-48
Belongs to Pseudemys according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Jackson 1976
Sister taxa: Pseudemys alabamensis, Pseudemys caelata, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys floridana, Pseudemys gorzugi, Pseudemys idahoensis, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Pseudemys rubriventris, Pseudemys texana, Pseudemys williamsi
Type specimen: UF 9427, a partial shell (incomplete shell). Its type locality is McGehee Farm, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at McGehee Farm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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