Axestemys montinsana
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Trionychoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Trionychidae
Subfamilia: Trionychinae
Genus: †Axestemys
Species: †Axestemys montinsana
Name
[edit]- Axestemys montinsana Vitek, 2012: 28, figs. 7-12
- Holotype: UM 27029, a skull, partial lower jaw, partial carapace, fragmentary entoplastron, hyoplastron, and hypoplastron, xiphiplastron, five cervical vertebrae, a partial pelvic girdle, two humeri, a femur, and various disarticulated appendicular elements.
- Type locality: Scarritt Quarry, (early Tiffanian, Ti2) Melville Formation, eastern Crazy Mountains Basin, Montana, USA. Discovered by E. Robinson, collected by D. R. Krause 1985 (pers. comm. D.R. Krause 2011; Scott and Krause 2006).
Mentions
[edit]References
[edit]- Vitek Natasha, S., 2012: Giant fossil soft-shelled turtles of North America. Palaeontologia Electronica, 15(Issue 1, Article 13A): 1–43.