†Bridgeremys pusilla Hay 1908 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Alternative combination: Echmatemys pusilla
Synonym: Clemmys morrisiae Hay 1908
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568
Belongs to Bridgeremys according to B. Adrian et al. 2021
See also Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Holman and Fritz 2001, Hutchison 2006 and Vlachos 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Bridgeremys pusilla: AMNH 5992, a partial skeleton (partial shell). Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
- Clemmys morrisiae: AMNH 6029 (holotype), a partial shell. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (65: Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 65 collections including 66 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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