†Procolpochelys grandaeva Leidy 1861
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Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Alternative combinations: Chelone grandaeva, Chelonia grandaeva
Belongs to Procolpochelys according to R. E. Weems 2023
See also Cope 1870, Cope 1875, Hastings and Dooley 2017, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Leidy 1856, Leidy 1865, Weems and Brown 2017, Weems and Sanders 2014 and Zug 2001
Sister taxa: Procolpochelys charlestonensis, Procolpochelys susensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shiloh Marl, which is in a Burdigalian marginal marine marl in the Kirkwood Formation of New Jersey
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: Maryland, Virginia collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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