- Tytuł:
- A new soft-shelled trionychid turtle of the genus Khunnuchelys from the Upper Cretaceous Bostobe Formation of Kazakhstan
- Autorzy:
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Danilov, I.G.
Vitek, N.S.
Averianov, A.O.
Glinskiy, V.N. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/945569.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2015
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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paleontology
new species
soft-shelled turtle
Testudines
Trionychidae
Trionychia
Khunnuchelys lophorhothon
Upper Cretaceous
Cretaceous
Bostobe Formation
Kazakhstan - Opis:
- Previously unpublished trionychid turtle material from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian–lower Campanian) Bostobe Formation from the Baybishe and Baykhozha localities in Kazakhstan is described. The material represents a new species of Khunnuchelys, a large, skull-based clade of Cretaceous Asian trionychids. Concordant with other partial skulls and fragmentary specimens described previously, Khunnuchelys lophorhothon sp. nov. has the unusual features of a beaklike maxilla and a vaulted, expanded triturating surface. In addition, the specimens reveal novel features including a constricted skull roof. Although estimates of the length of the carapace differ depending on estimation method, the skull belonged to a turtle of comparable size to the shell-based species “Trionyx” kansaiensis from the same formation. It is likely that K. lophorhothon and “T.” kansaiensis are synonymous, but this can be proved only by a find of associated skull and shell material.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2015, 60, 1; 155-161
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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