A new species of the fossil turtle Psephophorus (Order Testudines) from the Eocene of the South Island, New Zealand

R. Köhler

1995

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Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand 25(3):371-384

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Psephophorus oregonensis
• Psephophorus polygonus
• Psephophorus pseudostracion
• Psephophorus rupeliensis
• Psephophorus scaldii
• Psephophorus terrypratchetti

Taxonomy:

• Psephophorus polygonus belongs to Psephophorus - von Meyer (1847)
• Psephophorus pseudostracion belongs to Psephophorus - Gervais (1849)
• Psephophorus scaldii belongs to Psephophorus - van Beneden (1871)
• Psephophorus rupeliensis belongs to Psephophorus - Dollo (1888)
• Psephophorus oregonensis belongs to Psephophorus - Palmer (1940)
• Psephophorus terrypratchetti belongs to Psephophorus - Köhler (1995)
• Psephophorus belongs to Dermochelyidae - Köhler (1995)
• Psephophorus calvertensis belongs to Psephophorus - Köhler (1995)
• Psephophorus eocaenus belongs to Psephophorus - Köhler (1995)