†Chedighaii hutchisoni Gaffney et al. 2006 (sideneck turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae
Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318
Belongs to Chedighaii according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006
See also Gaffney et al. 2009, Noto et al. 2022, Rabi et al. 2012 and Sullivan et al. 2012
Sister taxon: Chedighaii barberi
Type specimen: KUVP 14765, a skull (skull)
Ecology: amphibious omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: New Mexico, North Carolina)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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