A new baenid turtle from the upper cretaceous (maastrichtian) hell creek formation of north dakota and a preliminary taxonomic review of cretaceous baenidae

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 394-402

  Lyson, Tyler R ^a,b   Joyce, Walter G ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marmarth Research Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAASTRICHTIAN; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

BAENIDAE; PLESIOBAENA ANTIQUA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77952262671     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724631003618389     Document Type: Article

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