Reptilia - Testudines - Kinosternoidea
Synonyms: Gomphochelys Bourque et al. 2015, Notomorpha Cope 1872
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1870. [Remarks on Poikilopleuron valens, Clidastes intermedius, Macrosaurus proriger, Baptemys wyomingensis, and Emys stevensonianus]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22(1):3-5
Parent taxon: Pandermatemys according to W. G. Joyce and J. R. Bourque 2016
See also Bourque et al. 2015, Carroll 1988, Cope 1872, Cope 1872, Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Holroyd et al. 2001, Hutchison 1992, Joyce et al. 2004, Knauss et al. 2011, Leidy 1873 and Lichtig and Lucas 2015
Sister taxa: Agomphus, Dermatemydidae, Hoplochelys
Subtaxa: Baptemys garmanii Baptemys nanus Notomorpha garmanii Notomorpha gravis
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (17: Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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