Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Gopherus mohavense, Gopherus mohavetus, Scaptochelys mohavense, Testudo mohavense, Testudo mohavensis
Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1919. Tertiary mammalian faunas of the Mohave desert. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 11(5):437-585
Belongs to Gopherus according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Bramble 1982, Brattstrom 1961, Hay 1930, Merriam 1919 and Reynoso and Montellano-Ballesteros 2004
Sister taxa: Gopherus (Gopherus), Gopherus (Oligopherus), Gopherus agassizii, Gopherus auffenbergi, Gopherus berlandieri, Gopherus brevisternus, Gopherus depressus, Gopherus donlaloi, Gopherus edae, Gopherus flavomarginatus, Gopherus hexagonatus, Gopherus laticuneus, Gopherus morafkai, Gopherus polyphemus, Testudo milleri
Type specimen: UCMP 21575, a shell
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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