New material of Gilmoremys lancensis nov. comb. (Testudines: Trionychidae) from the Hell Creek formation and the diagnosis of plastomenid turtles

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 442-459

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Marmarth Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Gilmoremys lancensis; Hell Creek Formation; K T extinction; Late Cretaceous; Plastomenidae; Testudines; Trionychidae

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; EOCENE; EXTINCTION; MAASTRICHTIAN; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL; TAPHONOMY; TURTLE;

MONTANA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 79955966594     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-127.1     Document Type: Article

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