Boremys (Testudines, Baenidae) from the latest Cretaceous and early Paleocene of North Dakota: An 11-million-year range extension and an additional K/T survivor

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 729-737

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

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marmarth Research Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d SWCA Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

^e Pioneer Trails Regional Museum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CAMPANIAN; CRETACEOUS; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA;

BAENIDAE; CHELYDRIDAE; KINOSTERNIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79961175808     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.576731     Document Type: Article

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