GnathostomataAdocidaeCCM 60-15

Adocus lineolatus

Adocus lineolatus skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, length 96 cm.
Scale bar = 20 centimeters
Taxon
Adocus lineolatus Cope, 1875
Specimen
CCM 60-15
Reconstructed length
96 cm (3 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2010, revised 2026
Clade
  1. Gnathostomata
  2. Tetrapoda
  3. Amniota
  4. Sauropsida
  5. Testudinata
  6. Cryptodira
  7. Adocidae

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A freshwater turtle from the Cretaceous of North America. Adocus is recognized by its low, streamlined shell covered in fine sculpturing - a pattern of pits and grooves that indicate it lived a river-dwelling, semi-aquatic lifestyle.

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