Taphrosphys sulcatus, Turtle shell

Description:

One anterior part of the right xiphiplastron associated with turtle (Taphrosphys sulcatus) remains.

Fig. 1A in Hutchison, J. H. and R. E. Weems 1999, in Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation in South Carolina, U.S.A.

• Site: SC; Berkeley Co.; Santee Rediversion
• Site Number: NH30F
• Era: Cenozoic
• Period: Paleogene
• Epoch: Paleocene
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Testudines
• Family: Bothremydidae
• Genus: Taphrosphys
• Species: Taphrosphys sulcatus
• Formation: Williamsburg

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• Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
• Object Name: Turtles
• Object Id: PV4304

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