Reptilia - Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Alternative combination: Pseudanosteira pulchra
Full reference: J. Clark. 1932. A new anosteirid from the Uinta Eocene. Annals of Carnegie Museum 21:161-170
Belongs to Anosteira according to W. G. Joyce et al. 2018
See also Joyce 2014
Sister taxa: Anosteira manchuriana, Anosteira maomingensis, Anosteira mongoliensis, Anosteira ornata, Anosteira shuvalovi, Anostira radulina
Type specimen: CM 11808, a partial shell (almost complete shell). Its type locality is Leota Ranch, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (26: Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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