Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Alternative combination: Emys cibollensis
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. Report upon the extinct Vertebrata obtained in New Mexico by parties of the Expedition of 1874. Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army 4:1-370
Belongs to Echmatemys according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Cope 1877, Hay 1902, Hay 1906, Hay 1930, Lichtig and Lucas 2015 and Zonneveld et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Echmatemys arethusa, Echmatemys callopyge, Echmatemys depressa, Echmatemys haydeni, Echmatemys jeanesi, Echmatemys lativertebralis, Echmatemys naomi, Echmatemys stevensoniana, Palaeotheca polycypha, Palaeotheca terrestris
Type specimen: USNM 2578 (holotype), a partial shell (shell fragments)
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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