A new kinosternoid from the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota and Montana and the origin of the Dermatemys mawii lineage

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-142

  Knauss, Georgia E ^a,b   Joyce, Walter G ^c,d   Lyson, Tyler R ^d,e   Pearson, Dean ^f  

^a SWCA Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Marmarth Research Foundation   (United States)

^f Pioneer Trails Region Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatemys mawii; Hell Creek Formation; Hoplochelys clark n. sp.; Kinosternoidea; Late Cretaceous; Maastrichtian; North Dakota

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955935365     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-010-0081-x     Document Type: Article

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