Baena affinis Leidy 1871 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata - Baenidae

Synonyms: Baena inflata Gilmore 1915, Baena riparia Hay 1908

Belongs to Baena according to W. G. Joyce and T. R. Lyson 2015

See also Gaffney 1972, Gilmore 1915, Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Hay 1930 and Leidy 1873

Sister taxa: Baena arenosa, Baena escavada, Baena hayi

Type specimens:

  • Baena affinis: ANSP 10055, a shell. Its type locality is Church Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
  • Baena inflata: CM 3406, a shell (nearly complete shell). Its type locality is Baena inflata type locality, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.
  • Baena riparia: AMNH 5977, a skeleton (an almost complete skeleton). Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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