†Hadrianus octonaria Cope 1871 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Pantestudinidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1871. Second account of new Vertebrata from the Bridger Eocene. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12:466-468
Belongs to Hadrianus according to E. D. Cope 1872
Sister taxa: Hadrianus corsoni, Hadrianus majusculus, Hadrianus vialovi, Testudo uintensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cottonwood Creek badlands (Bridger B), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Cottonwood Creek badlands (Bridger B)
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