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Gopherus hexagonatus Cope, 1893

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonyms: Testudo campester Hay, 1908; Bysmachelys canyonensis Johnston, 1937; Gopherus canyonensis Johnston, 1937; Gopherus huecoensis Strain, 1966

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Terminal Pleistocene (Esker et al., 2019)

 

Distribution

Texas, USA

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Cope, Edward Drinker. (1893). A preliminary report on the vertebrate paleontology of the Llano Estacado. Fourth Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Texas 1892: 11-136.

 

Other references:

Esker, Donald A. (2019). Thermoregulation and Dental Isotopes Reveal the Behavior and Environment of Pleistocene Megafauna at Waco Mammoth National Monument. PhD thesis, Baylor University.

Esker, Donald A., Forman, Steve L. and Butler, Dava K. (2019). Reconstructing the mass and thermal ecology of North American Pleistocene tortoises. Paleobiology 45(2): 363-377. [Abstract]

http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=105238

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/24676/gopherus-hexagonatus

 

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