A New Plastomenid Trionychid Turtle, Plastomenus joycei, sp. nov., from the Earliest Paleocene (Danian) Denver Formation of South-Central Colorado, U.S.A.
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DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2021.1913600
Abstract: ABSTRACT North American soft-shelled turtles, including trionychines and plastomenids, are incredibly abundant in latest Cretaceous through earliest Paleocene sediments. Here we describe a new species of plastomenid turtle, Plastomenus joycei, based on a nearly complete… read more here.
Keywords: plastomenus joycei; earliest paleocene; turtle plastomenus; plastomenus ... See more keywords