Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Alternative combination: Anostira ornata
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1871. [Remarks on extinct turtles from Wyoming territory]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 23:102-103
Belongs to Anosteira according to W. G. Joyce 2014
See also Cope 1882, Cope 1884, Gilmore 1915, Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Lambe 1908, Leidy 1873 and Zonneveld et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Anosteira manchuriana, Anosteira maomingensis, Anosteira mongoliensis, Anosteira pulchra, Anosteira shuvalovi, Anostira radulina
Type specimen: ANSP 9846, a partial shell
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (10: Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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