†Neptunochelys tuberosa Cope 1872
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Reptilia - Testudines - Desmatochelyidae
Alternative combinations: Platecarpus tuberosus, Protostega tuberosa
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. A description of the genus Protostega, a form of extinct Testudinata. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12(86):422-433
Belongs to Neptunochelys according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1872, Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Leidy 1873 and Wieland 1900
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Columbus, which is in a Santonian/Campanian marine sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi
Distribution: found only at Columbus
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