Gaffney, Eugene S.Sahni, Ashok.Schleich, Hans-Hermann, 1952-Singh, Swarn Deep.Srivastava, Rahul (Geologist)2005-10-062005-10-062003http://hdl.handle.net/2246/283110 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 10).The Maastrichtian Deccan Intertrappean beds of Amboli Quarry, Bombay, yielded the skull of a new genus of side-necked turtle. Sankuchemys sethnai, new genus and species, is a pelomedusoid pleurodire belonging to the family Bothremydidae Baur, 1891, based on these characters: (1) exoccipital-quadrate contact, and (2) foramen stapedio-temporale not visible in dorsal view. Sankuchemys is most closely related to Kurmademys from the Maastrichtian of Tamil Nadu, because among bothremydids they uniquely share a highly emarginated temporal roof and a small postorbital. Sankuchemys is unique among bothremydids in having an accessory ridge on the triturating surface.519762 bytesapplication/pdfen-USQL1 .A436 no.3405 2003Sankuchemys sethnai.Turtles, Fossil -- India -- Bombay Region.Reptiles, Fossil -- India -- Bombay Region.Paleontology -- Cretaceous -- India -- Bombay Region.Paleontology -- India -- Bombay Region.text