Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combination: Chrysemys williamsi
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 R. E. Weems 2023
See also Rose and Weaver 1966 and Vlachos 2018
Sister taxa: Pseudemys alabamensis, Pseudemys caelata, Pseudemys carri, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys floridana, Pseudemys gorzugi, Pseudemys idahoensis, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Pseudemys rubriventris, Pseudemys texana
Type specimen: UF 11561, a shell. Its type locality is McGehee Farm, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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