Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Nancei was created in accordance with Article 31.1.2 of the ICZN by adding an i to Nance.
Full reference: R. E. Weems. 2023. Miocene and Pliocene Chelonians from the Calvert Cliffs and Nearby Regions. The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA – Volume 2 Turtles and Toothed Whales 3-48
Belongs to Floridemys according to R. E. Weems 2023
Sister taxa: Floridemys hurdi, Floridemys nana
Type specimen: CMM-V-3726, a partial shell (nuchal). Its type locality is Chesapeake Ranch Estates, which is in a Tortonian shallow subtidal siliciclastic in the St. Marys Formation of Maryland.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Chesapeake Ranch Estates
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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