Graptemys kerneri Ehret & Bourque, 2011:578
Kerner's map turtle
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene (c. 13,000 BC)
Distribution
Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: UF 239000
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ehret, Dana J. and Bourque, Jason R. (2011). An extinct map turtle Graptemys (Testudines, Emydidae) from the late Pleistocene of Florida. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3): 575-587. [Abstract]
Other references:
Jackson, D. R. (1975). A Pleistocene Graptemys (Reptilia: Testudines) from the Santa Fe River of Florida. Herpetologica 31: 213-219.
Turtle Extinctions Working Group et al. (2015). Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5: 1-66.