Puppigerus parvisecta Cope 1870 (sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Alternative combination: Puppigerus parviscutum

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1870. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Part II. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 14:105-235

Belongs to Puppigerus according to E. D. Cope 1872

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

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Puppigerus parvisecta in the database

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