Fossil Tortoise
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
label: Region
content: US Central Plains (NE, KS, IA, MO)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Cenozoic - Paleogene - Oligocene
label: Notes
content: These fossilized fragments are from the shell of a dry land tortoise, the most common variety of its kind. The shape and structure of the shell indicates this is a land tortoise. Their sizes typically range from 10-12 inches long. These fragments are around 1.25cm thick and measure roughly 2cm x 3cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 38
label: Record Last Modified
content: 5 Nov 2020
label: Stratigraphy
content: White River Group
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: North America, United States, Nebraska, Sioux County
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Stylemys nebrascensis
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO51542
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Reptilia, Testudines, Cryptodira, Testudinidae