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Catalog Data

Collector:
Albert C. Silberling  Search this
Type Citation:
Hay. 1908. U.S.Natl.Mus.Proc. 35 : 163, pl.27,f.1-3.
Type Status:
holotype
Place:
Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States, North America
Collection Date:
Mar 1908
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic / Paleogene / Paleocene / Puercan
Record Last Modified:
4 Aug 2025
Skeletal Morphology:
partial carapace, dermal bone
Stratigraphy:
/ Fort Union Fm
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Diapsida Testudines Cryptodira Dermatemyidae
Published Name:
Hoplochelys caelata Hay, 1908
USNM Number:
V5958
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Paleogeneral
Reptiles/Amphibians
Reptilia Chelonia
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39884e624-d3aa-4359-b8ff-2711dee3c64a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3389084