Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
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Etymology.Generic epithet is combination of Latin notabilis for remarkable, Greek pachys for thick, and emys for freshwater turtle.
Full reference: J. Bourque. 2021. A new geoemydid (Testudines, aff. Rhinoclemmydinae) from the upper Eocene Chadron Formation (White River Group) of northwestern Nebraska. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 58(5):86-101
Parent taxon: Rhinoclemmydinae according to J. Bourque 2021
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Notapachemys oglala
Type: Notapachemys oglala
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Nebraska collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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