Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combination: Chrysemys inflata
Full reference: W. G. Weaver and J. S. Robertson. 1967. A re-evaluation of fossil turtles of the Chrysemys scripta group. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 5(2):570-588
Belongs to Trachemys according to R. E. Weems 2023
See also Holman and Parmley 2005 and Vlachos 2018
Sister taxa: Trachemys adiutrix, Trachemys antiqua, Trachemys callirostris, Trachemys decorata, Trachemys decussata, Trachemys dorbigni, Trachemys emolli, Trachemys gaigeae, Trachemys grayi, Trachemys haugrudi, Trachemys jarmani, Trachemys nebulosa, Trachemys ornata, Trachemys scripta, Trachemys sculpta, Trachemys stejnegeri, Trachemys taylori, Trachemys terrapen, Trachemys trulla, Trachemys venusta, Trachemys yaquia
Type specimen: UF 12469 (holotype), a partial shell (nuchal plate). Its type locality is Palmetto Mine, which is in a Hemphillian marginal marine sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (4: Florida, Nebraska collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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