Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Species: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:48A12A5B-3785-4A40-9E7C-3E47437E6178.
Etymology. Species epithet refers to the type area in and adjacent to the Oglala National Grasslands, which is named for a Lakotan community in the region.
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
Belongs to Notapachemys according to J. Bourque 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UF 527000, nearly complete carapace and associated plastral forelobe, a partial shell. Its type locality is Sand Creek Ranch, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Chadron Formation of Nebraska.
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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