Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-459

  Jalil, Nour Eddine ^a   de Lapparent de Broin, France ^b   Bardet, Nathalie ^b   Vacant, Renaud ^b   Bouya, Baâdi ^c   Amaghzaz, Mbarek ^c   Meslouh, Saïd ^d  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Centre Minier de Khouribga   (Morocco)

^d Des Mines   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Africa; Cheloniidae; Euclastes acutirostris n. sp.; Moroccan phosphates; Palaeocene; Sidi Chennane; Turtles

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CHELONIIDAE; EUCLASTES ACUTIROSTRIS N. SP.; MOROCCAN PHOSPHATES; PALAEOCENE; SIDI CHENNANE; TURTLES;

PHOSPHATES;

DANIAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOCENE; PHOSPHATE; TAXONOMY; THANETIAN; TURTLE;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

CHELONIIDAE; CRYPTODIRA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 67349243750     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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