Trionyx virginiana
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Taxon: Trionyx virginiana Clark
Locality: Clifton Beach, Charles County, MD
Age: Paleocene
Rock unit: Aquia Formation
Collector: David Itano
Very similar fragmentary specimens have been reported from the
Aquia Formation and identified as costal plates of a
Trionyx virginiana, a soft-shelled turtle.
(Maximum length across diagonal 5 cm.)
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