. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 396 FOSSIL TURTLES OF NORTH AMERICA. costal scutes of iS\ conspecta lies well in front of the hinder border of the peripheral bones. The carin;e along the sides of the Oregon species are usually more distinct than in the White River form, in which thev seem never to be well developt. Stylemys conspecta belongs to a later epoch than does S. nebrasccnsis and has evidently advanct to a stage nearer to Testudo than the earlier species. From S. capax the present species differs in being of a more elongated form and in having the free borders of the
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 396 FOSSIL TURTLES OF NORTH AMERICA. costal scutes of iS\ conspecta lies well in front of the hinder border of the peripheral bones. The carin;e along the sides of the Oregon species are usually more distinct than in the White River form, in which thev seem never to be well developt. Stylemys conspecta belongs to a later epoch than does S. nebrasccnsis and has evidently advanct to a stage nearer to Testudo than the earlier species. From S. capax the present species differs in being of a more elongated form and in having the free borders of the peripherals very acute instead of obtuse. Stylemys calaverensis Sinclair. Text-figs. 502, 503. Stylemys calaverensis, Sinclair, Univ. of Cal. Pubs.; Bull. Dep't. of Geol., ill, 1905, p. 24?, figs. I, 2. This species is represented by little else than the type, which belongs to the University of California. It was found in the auriferous gravels about 2 miles below Vallecito, Calaveras County, California. These gravels have been supposed to belong in the Miocene. It has not been seen by the writer, and the following description is based wholly on Sinclair's description and illustrations. The specimen consists of the crusht anterior two-thirds of the carapace and plastron. The carapace (text-fig. 502) includes the greater portion of the first 6 costals of the left side, the proximal ends of the second, third, fourth, and fifth costals of the right side, the second. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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