Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Alternative combination: Emys haydeni
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1870. [Descriptions of Emys jaenesi, E. haydeni, Baena arenosa, and Saniwa ensidens]. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 1870:123-124
Belongs to Echmatemys according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Cope 1884, Gilmore 1945, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Leidy 1870 and Leidy 1873
Sister taxa: Echmatemys arethusa, Echmatemys callopyge, Echmatemys cibollensis, Echmatemys depressa, Echmatemys jeanesi, Echmatemys lativertebralis, Echmatemys naomi, Echmatemys stevensoniana, Echmatemys wyomingensis, Palaeotheca polycypha, Palaeotheca terrestris
Type specimen: USNM 109 (holotype), a partial shell (partial carapace )
Ecology: aquatic herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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