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Vertebrates: Turtles: Peritresius ornatus |
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Written by Keith Minor
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Peritresius ornatus Leidy, 1856 
Remarks - Collection: Memphis Pink Palace Museum. We must thank Ron Brister (Curator) and Lynn Harrell, Jr. (photographed the specimen) for allowing us to show it.
- Formation: Found in float (presumably from the Ripley Formation)
- Location: Union County, Mississippi.
General Info We'll get more info on this guy. Age of the piece of shell - This specimen is lower Maastrichtian in age (~69 mya).
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 July 2008 )
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