Kappachelys okurai gen. et sp. nov., a new stem soft-shelled turtle from the early cretaceous of Japan

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789400743083, 2013, Pages 179-185

  Hirayama, Ren ^a   Isaji, Shinji ^b   Hibino, Tsuyoshi ^c  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Shiramine Institute of Paleontology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early cretaceous; Japan; Kappachelys; Trionychidae; Trionychoidea

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011670559     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4309-0_12     Document Type: Chapter

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