Genus: Axestemys HAY, 1908
Etymology:

Species: splendidus (HAY, 1908) VITEK, 2012
Etymology:
= Aspideretes splendidus HAY, 1908
= Trionyx (Aspideretes) splendidus (HAY, 1908) HUMMEL, 1929
= Trionyx splendidus (HAY, 1908) KUHN, 1964
= Aspideretoides splendidus (HAY, 1908) GARDNER, RUSSELL, & BRINKMAN, 1995
= Eugenichelys splendidus (HAY, 1908) CHKHIKVADZE, 2000

Holotype: AMNH 3952

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Red Deer River, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Incomplete and fragmentary carapace.

Referred material:

Locality: Wheatland County, Montana.

Horizon: Judith River Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 17090, 17195, 17204, 17311, 17408, 17411: Carapaces.

ANSP 17222: Hypoplastron.

ANSP 17227, 17229, 17231: Hyoplastra.

ANSP 17232: Hypoplastron.

ANSP 17234, 17310: Hyoplastra.

 


Locality: Golden Valley County, Montana.

Horizon: Judith River Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 17910: Hyoplastron.

 

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Red Deer River, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMC 1400, RTMP 76.7.2, 80.16.44, UALVP 33390: Carapaces.

ROM 1430: Skeleton lacking skull.

RTMP 85.36.347, 90.59.15: Xiphiplastron.

RTMP 87.36.399: Dentaries.

RTMP 90.59.01, UALVP 5000: Skull.

RTMP 91.50.112: Lower Jaws.

RTMP 92.61.01: Maxilla.

 


Locality: Onefour, Cypress County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Judith River Formation, Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 89.116.60: Fragmentary skeleton.

 


Locality: Whiterock Coulee, Cypress County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Judith River Formation, Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 90.5.79: Hypoplastron.

 

= cf. Axestemys splendida ARBOUR, ZANNO, LARSON, EVANS, & SUES, 2016

Locality: Harding County, South Dakota.

Horizon: Hell Creek Formation.

 Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Dakotoraptor steini holotype material and referred material (DePALMAN, BURNHAM, MARTIN, LARSON, & BAKKER, 2015)

PBMNH.P.10.113.T: furcula.

Referred material:

KUVP 152429 (gracile morphotype): Furcula.

NCSM 13170: Isoalted furcula.

Note: ARBOUR, ZANNO, LARSON, EVANS, & SUES, 2016 refer the furcula to the entoplastron of the trionychid turtle cf. Axestemys splendida.

ROLLOT, LYSON & JOYCE, 2018

Locality: 'Big Turtle Cove Locality (DMNH locality 6303), northwest of the town of Marmarth, Slope County, North Dakota.

Horizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

VITEK, 2012

Locality: Turtle Ridge Locality, Slope County, North Dakota.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MRF 266: Skull.

 

Locality: Big Turtle Cove Locality, Slope County, North Dakota.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MRF 567, 675, 678: Hyoplastron.

MRF 586, 661: Femur.

MRF 631: Costal.

MRF 654, 676: Costal.

MRF 699: Partial pectoral girdle.

MRF 700: Preneural.

MRF 834-835: Partial carapace and complete right hyplastron and hypoplastron.

MRF 849: Partial carapace and dentary.

Note: MRF 567, 621, 654, 676, 676, 699-700, 849 probably all belong to one individual.

MRF 586, 661, 666, 678, 834-835, probably belong to one individual.

= Aspideretes granifer HAY, 1909
Etymology:
= Trionyx granifer (HAY, 1909) HUMMEL, 1929

Holotype: USNM 5736

Locality: Cow Island, Fergus County, Montana.

Horizon: Judith River Formation, Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Campanian Stage, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Costal and other carapace fragments. .

 

= Aspideretes planus PARKS, 1933
Etymology:
= Trionyx planus (PARKS, 1933) RUSSELL, 1934
= Trionyx planoides (PARKS, 1933) KUHN, 1964
= Aspideretes planoides KUHN, 1964

Holotype: ROM 815

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Red Deer River, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Carapace.

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Species: riabinini KUSNETZOV & CKHIKVADZE, 1987
Etymology:

Referred material:

KORDIKOVA, GUNNELL, POLLY & KOVRIZHNYKH, 1996

Locality: Baybishe, Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Bostobe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Buroynak, Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Bostobe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:


Locality: Shakh-Shakh, Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Bostobe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian, Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

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Species: infernalis JOYCE, BRINKMAN & LYSON, 2019
Etymology: Latin, infernalis, "hellish," in reference to the Hell Creek Formation.

Holotype: DMNH 13100

Locality: Big Turtle Cove Locality, Slope County, North Dakota.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A near-complete carapace.

Referred material:

DMNH 13042: Dorsal vertebra.

DMNH 130943: Right patial scapulocoracoid.

DMNH 13045: Postrior two thirds of a carpace, Right humerus.

DMNH 20946: Left femur.

DMNH 130947: Ungual phalanx.

DMNH 130948: Neural.

DMNH 130949: Preneural.

DMNH 130950: Right femur.

DMNH 130951: Cranium.

DMNH 130953: Mandible, left humerus..

DMNH 130954: Left hyo/hypoplastron.

DMNH 130955: Right pelvis.

DMNH 130956: Right hyoplastron.

DMNH 130957; Costal.

DMNH 130958: Costal VI.

DMNH 130959: Right hyoplastron.

DMNH 130953: Left hyoplastron.

DMNH 130964: Right hyoplastron.

DMNH 97093: A nearly complete carapace.

 

Locality: Turtle Bonebed, Slope County, North Dakota.

Horizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 2009.24.4:Carapace.

RTMP 2009.24.10: Carapace.

RTMP 2009.24.16: Right epiplastron.

RTMP 2008.24.42: Left xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.43: Right xiphilastron.

RTMP 2009.24.44: Right hyo/hyplastron.

RTMP 2008.24.46: Right xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.47: Right xiphiplatron.

RTMP 2009.24.48: Left hyo/hypoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.51: Left epiplastron, and entoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.51: Entoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.54: Right xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.55: Right xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.56: Entoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.72: Right epiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.73: Right epiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.75: Right epiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.80: Right xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.81: Left xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.93: Left hyoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.95: Left hyo/hypoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.97: Right hyplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.98: Right hyo/phpoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.101: Right hyo/hypoplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.105: A partial carapace.RTMP 2009.24.125: Right xiphiplastron.

RTMP 2009.24.237: Carapace.

 

Locality: Turtle Ridge, Slope County, North Dakota.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

DMNH 97027: Anterior portion of crapace.

DMNH 97038: Right hyo/hypoplastron.

DMNH 98814: A partial cranium.

DMNH 9883: Left hyoplastron.

DMNH 98890: Parts of left costal I and II.

DMNH 98825: A nuchal.

DMNH 98831: Right costal V.

DMNH 97037: Anterior portions of a carapace.

 

 

Loclaity: Turtle Graveyard, Slope County, North Dakota.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

DMNH 96928: Partial mandible.

DMNH 96956: Right costal IV.

DMNH 97021: Nuchal.

DMNH 125911: Left costal IV.

DMNH 125912: Partial entoplastron.

DMNH 125913: Right xiphiplastron.

DMNH 125914: Left xiphiplastron.

DMNH 125919: Left hypoplastron.

DMNH 130927: Right hyo/hypoplastron.

DMNH 130929: Left hyoplastron.

DMNH 130931: Anterior portion of a carpace.

DMNH 130932: Right costal V.

DMNH 130934: Right costal IV.

DMNH 130935: Right costal VI and VII.

 

Locality: Makoshika State Park, Dawson, County, Montana.

Horizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 14149: Partial carapace.

 

Locality: Unknown, Garield County, Montana.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

LACM 15432: Fragmentay shell.

 

Locality: McCone County, Montana.

hroizon: Upper Third of the Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RMA 9393: Carapace.

 

Locality: Sandy Site, Harding County, South Dakota.

hroizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NSM PV24644: Right epiplastron.

NSM PV24645: Right hyoplastron.

NSM PV24646: Right hypoplastron.

NSM PV24647: Right xiphiplastron.

NSM PV24648: Left xiphiplastron.

NSM PV 24649: Right hyoplasron.

NSM PV24650: Skull.

 

Locality: W. of Warren, Niobrara County, Wyoming.

hroizon: Lance Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

FHSM VP200: Fragmentary carapace, left hyo/plastron, right xiphiplastron, and left xiphiplastron.