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| Acleistochelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali ; American Museum novitates, no. 3549 |
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| Title: | Acleistochelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali ; American Museum novitates, no. 3549 |
| Other Titles: | New side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali New side-necked turtle from Mali |
| Authors: | Gaffney, Eugene S. Roberts, Eric M. Sissoko, Famory. Bouaré, Mohamed L. Tapanila, Leif Michael. O'Leary, Maureen A. (Maureen Ann) |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | American Museum novitates, no. 3549 |
| Abstract: | "The Paleocene Teberemt Formation south of the Adrar des Iforas Mountains, between Saguirilidad and In Fargas, Mali, yielded a nearly complete skull of a new genus and species of side-necked turtle, Acleistochelys maliensis. Acleistochelys is a member of the family Bothremydidae Baur, 1891, because: (1) the fossa precolumellaris is absent, (2) the foramen stapedio-temporale faces anteriorly, (3) the eustachian tube is separated from the stapes by bone, and (4) an exoccipital-quadrate contact is present. Within the Bothremydidae, Acleistochelys belongs to the tribe Taphrosphyini because: (1) the maxilla-quadratojugal contact is absent, (2) the palate is dorsally arched, (3) there is only a small contribution of the palatine to the triturating surfaces, and (4) the septum orbitotemporale is at least partially open. Acleistochelys is most closely related to Azabbaremys because both share a narrow vomer lacking a posterior attachment to the palatines. The specimen was found in a marine lim... |
| Description: | 24 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5836 |
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