Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Geochelone orthopygia, Testudo (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia, Testudo orthopygia
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. Descriptions of new extinct Vertebrata from the Upper Tertiary and Dakota Formations. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 4(2):379-396
Belongs to Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) according to W. Auffenberg 1963
Sister taxa: Eupachemys, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) angusticeps, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) wilsoni, Hesperotestudo bermudae, Hesperotestudo crassiscutata, Hesperotestudo ducateli, Hesperotestudo gilbertii, Hesperotestudo harrisi, Hesperotestudo orthopygia, Hesperotestudo osborniana, Hesperotestudo turgida, Hesperotestudo williamsi, Testudo tedwhitei
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (8: Kansas, Nebraska collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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