†Osteopygis emarginata Cope 1868 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Macrobaenidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1868. [A new genus of Chelonia from New Jersey]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20:147
Belongs to Osteopygis according to E. D. Cope 1870
Sister taxa: Osteopygis backmani, Osteopygis emarginatus, Osteopygis kranzi, Osteopygis russelli
Type specimen: AMNH 1485. Its type locality is Barnsboro "greensand" (Hornerstown), which is in a Maastrichtian marginal marine horizon in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Osteopygis emarginata in the database
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