Terlinguachelys fischbecki, a new genus and species of sea turtle (Chelonioidea: Protostegidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Texas

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1163-1178

  Lehman, Thomas M ^a   Tomlinson, Susan L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHELONIIDAE; CHELONIOIDEA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; PROTOSTEGIDAE; TERLINGUACHELYS FISCHBECKI; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7544221684     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000043973     Document Type: Article

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