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