†Protochelydra zangerli Erickson 1973 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Panchelydridae
Belongs to Protochelydra according to W. G. Joyce 2016
See also Brinkman 2013 and Danilov and Parham 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMM P72.34.20, a partial skull. Its type locality is Wannagan Creek Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian mire/swamp shale/shale in the Bullion Creek Formation of North Dakota.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Paleocene of Canada (4: Alberta), United States (1: North Dakota)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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