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English: Axestemus byssinus cast
Photographer
English: NPS Photo
Title
English: Axestemus byssinus cast
Publisher
English: U.S. National Park Service
Description
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A dark brown fossil turtle on pale tan stone that is only slightly larger than the fossil. The turtle has a fairly long neck and tail, each about as long as the legs.

This 1.7 meter softshell turtle is one of the largest turtles from Fossil Lake. During the Eocene, trionychid turtles reached maximum size. Today, North America's largest softshell turtles reach less than a third of that length. Cast is located at Tynsky's Fossils Inc.

  • Keywords: fossil turtle
Depicted place
English: Fossil Butte National Monument, Lincoln County, Wyoming
Date Taken on 16 July 2010
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f18bf50a-155d-451f-676b-2c1445ff861a
Source
English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
NPS Unit Code
InfoField
FOBU
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English: Green River Formation Fossils

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