Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combination: Geochelone williamsi
Full reference: W. Auffenberg. 1964. A new fossil tortoise from the Texas Miocene, with remarks on the probable geologic history of tortoises in eastern U.S. Pearce-Sellards Series 3(3):3-10
Belongs to Hesperotestudo according to R. E. Weems 2023
See also Auffenberg 1964 and Vlachos 2018
Sister taxa: Eupachemys, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) angusticeps, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) wilsoni, Hesperotestudo bermudae, Hesperotestudo crassiscutata, Hesperotestudo ducateli, Hesperotestudo gilbertii, Hesperotestudo harrisi, Hesperotestudo orthopygia, Hesperotestudo osborniana, Hesperotestudo turgida, Testudo tedwhitei
Type specimen: TMM 31084-11 (holotype), a shell. Its type locality is Garvin Gully, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Oakville Formation of Texas.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland, Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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