†Helopanoplia distincta Hay 1908 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Pantrionychidae
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568
Belongs to Helopanoplia according to N. S. Vitek and W. G. Joyce 2015
See also Bryant 1989, Estes 1964, Hay 1908 and Hay 1930
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 5732, a partial shell
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (40: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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