†Macrochelys schmidti Zangerl 1945 (alligator snapping turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae
Alternative combination: Macroclemys schmidti
Belongs to Macrochelys according to W. G. Joyce 2016
See also Hutchison 2008 and Whetstone 1978
Sister taxa: Macrochelys auffenbergi, Macrochelys stricta, Macrochelys suwanniensis, Macrochelys temminckii
Type specimen: CFM P26014, a partial skull (juvenile fragmentary skull)
Ecology: aquatic piscivore
Distribution: found only at UNSM Macroclemys schmidti Site (Miocene of Nebraska)
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