†Egyptemys oregonensis Packard 1940 (leatherback)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Alternative combination: Psephophorus oregonensis
Full reference: E. L. Packard. 1940. A new turtle from the marine Miocene of Oregon. Oregon State Monographs Studies in Geology 2:1-11
Belongs to Egyptemys according to R. C. Wood et al. 1996
See also Köhler 1995 and Packard 1940
Sister taxon: Egyptemys eocaenus
Type specimen: UCMP 124474, skull. Its type locality is Spencer Creek, which is in a Burdigalian open shallow subtidal mudstone in the Astoria Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution: found only at Spencer Creek
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