Syllomus crispatus Cope 1896 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1896. Sixth contribution to the knowledge of the marine Miocene fauna of North America. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Soceity 35(150):139-146

Belongs to Syllomus according to C. T. Berry 1937

See also Berry and Lynn 1936, Cope 1896, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Zug 2001

Sister taxon: Syllomus aegyptiacus

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Virginia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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