Where: Wyoming (41.8° N, 110.3° W: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 96.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Bridger Formation, Bridgerian (50.3 - 46.2 Ma)
• lowest of the Bridger formation
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by Dr W. D. Matthew and Mr Walter Granger in 1902
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)
Primary reference: O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131939: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 02.08.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
"Amyda aequa n. sp." = Trionyx aequa
"Amyda aequa n. sp." = Trionyx aequa Hay 1908 softshell turtle two nearly complete carapaces of a trionychid
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