UW3073 - Echmatemys ocyrrhoe, carapace

Description

Period/Epoch: Cenozoic / Eocene Rock Formation: Bridger Fm. State, County: WY, Sweetwater Taxonomy: Reptilia>Chelonia>Emydidae>Echmatemys ocyrrhoe Echmatemys ocyrrhoe is an extinct species of the largest and most diverse turtle family- Geoemydidae. This family often displays a high degree of sexual dimorphism, which is where the two sexes of a species display significantly different physical characteristics. This is the carapace (top shell) and plastron (bottom shell) of the animal. Added by Patrick, Kacy 4/25/2018 Scanned with the David SLS-2