Notapachemys Bourque 2021 (turtle)

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

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Type: Notapachemys oglala

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: Nebraska collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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