Puppigerus grandaevus Leidy 1861

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Alternative combination: Chelone grandaevus

Belongs to Puppigerus according to E. D. Cope 1875

Sister taxa: Puppigerus breviceps, Puppigerus camperi, Puppigerus crassicostata, Puppigerus parvisecta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Shiloh Marl, which is in a Burdigalian marginal marine marl in the Kirkwood Formation of New Jersey

Distribution: found only at Shiloh Marl

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