An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas

Abstract Four turtle taxa are previously documented from the Cenomanian Arlington Archosaur Site (AAS) of the Lewisville Formation (Woodbine Group) in Texas. Herein, we describe a new side-necked turtle (Pleurodira), Pleurochayah appalachius gen. et sp. nov., which is a basal member of the Bothremyd...

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Main Authors: Brent Adrian, Heather F. Smith, Christopher R. Noto, Aryeh Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88905-1