Reptilia - Testudines - Pantrionychidae
Full reference: J. D. Gardner, A. P. Russell, and D. B. Brinkman. 1995. Systematics and taxonomy of soft-shelled turtles (Family Trionychidae) from the Judith River Group (mid-Campanian) of North America. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 32:631-643
Parent taxon: Plastomenidae according to T. R. Lyson et al. 2021
See also Danilov and Vitek 2013, Gardner et al. 1995, Hutchison and Holroyd 2003, Hutchison et al. 2013, Joyce et al. 2016, Joyce et al. 2004, Sullivan et al. 2012 and Vitek and Danilov 2010
Sister taxa: Atoposemys, Gilmoremys, Jimemys, Plastomenini
Subtaxa: Aspideretoides allani Aspideretoides beecheri Aspideretoides foveatus Aspideretoides robertemryi Aspideretoides superstes
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (3: Montana)
• Cretaceous of Canada (5: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (28: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 38 collections including 39 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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