Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Alternative combination: Rafetus (Axestemys) byssina
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. Descriptions of some new Vertebrata from the Bridger Group of the Eocene. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12:460-465
Belongs to Axestemys according to I. G. Danilov and N. S. Vitek 2013
Sister taxa: Axestemys byssinus, Axestemys cerevisia, Axestemys erquelinnensis, Axestemys infernalis, Axestemys montinsana, Axestemys quinni, Axestemys splendidus, Axestemys vittata, Rafetus (Axestemys) exquisitus, Rafetus (Axestemys) nelsoni
Type specimen: USNM 4089, a partial skeleton (xiphiplastron, cervical vertebra, isolated ilium, several fragmentary appendicular elements). Its type locality is Black's Fork, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Distribution: found only at East side of Elk Creek
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