Psephophorus sp., Turtle scutes
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Description:
Miscellaneous osteoscutes associated with leatherback sea turtle (Psephophorus sp.) remains collected from the Chandler Bridge formation (Bed 2).
Range PV505 through PV522.
- Site: SC; Dorchester Co.; Co. Rd. 230
- Site Number: NH40Cg
- Era: Cenozoic
- Period: Paleogene
- Epoch: Oligocene
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Testudines
- Family: Dermochelyidae
- Genus: Psephophorus
- Formation: Chandler Bridge
- Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
- Object Name: Turtles
- Object Id: PV519
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