Acleistochelys, a new side-necked turtle (pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the paleocene of Mali

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3549, 2007, Pages 1-24

  Gaffney, Eugene S ^a   Roberts, Eric ^b   Sissoko, Famory ^c   Bouaré, Mohamed L ^d   Tapanila, Leif ^e   O'Leary, Maureen A ^f  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Institut des Sciences Humaines   (Mali)

^d Ecole Nationale des Ingenieurs   (Mali)

^e IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34948813129     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3549[1:aanstp]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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