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Bothremydid
Bothremydidae is an extinct family of side-necked turtles (Pleurodira) known from the Cretaceous and Cenozoic. They are closely related to Podocnemididae, and are amongst the most widely distributed pleurodire groups, with their fossils having been found in Africa, India, the Middle East, Europe, North America and South America. Bothremydids were aquatic turtles with a high morphological diversity, indicative of generalist, molluscivorous, and piscivorous diets. Unlike modern pleurodires, which are exclusively freshwater, bothremydids inhabited freshwater, marine and coastal settings. Their marine habits allowed bothremydids to disperse across oceanic barriers into Europe and North America during the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian). The youngest records of the group are indeterminate remains from Saudi Arabia and Oman, dating to the Miocene. Taxonomy The family is split into two subfamilies and a number of tribes. Bothremydidae *'' Pleurochayah appalachius'' Adrian et al., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhochelys
''Sindhochelys'' is a genus of extinct turtle of the family Bothremydidae. It lived during the early Paleocene in what is known Sindh, Pakistan. The genus was discovered in the Khadro Formation and named in December 2021. The genus represents the first known member of its family in Pakistan. The family Bothremydidae lived from the Cenomanian of the early Cretaceous to the Miocene epoch. Discovery The turtle was discovered in the Paleogene aged Khadro Formation, which is located near the Ranikot Fort area of Pakistan. The formation also contains the remains of the giant snake Gigantophis which was discovered in 1901 by Charles William Andrews Charles William Andrews (30 October 1866 – 25 May 1924) F.R.S., was a British palaeontologist whose career as a vertebrate paleontologist, both as a curator and in the field, was spent in the services of the British Museum, Department of Ge .... References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q110235809, from2= Bothremydidae Paleocene turtl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurochayah
''Pleurochayah'' is an extinct genus of bothremydid turtle from the Lewisville Member of the Woodbine Formation The Woodbine Group is a geological formation in east Texas whose strata date back to the Early to Middle Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous. It is the producing formation of the giant East Texas Oil Field (also known as the "Black Giant") fr ... in Texas. It is monotypic, with only type species ''P. appalachius'' known.Adrian, B., Smith, H.F., Noto, C.R. et al. An early bothremydid from the Arlington Archosaur Site of Texas. Sci Rep 11, 9555 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88905-1 References {{paleo-turtle-stub Fossil taxa described in 2021 Prehistoric turtle gen ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbine Formation
The Woodbine Group is a geological formation in east Texas whose strata date back to the Early to Middle Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous. It is the producing formation of the giant East Texas Oil Field (also known as the "Black Giant") from which over 5.42 billion barrels of oil have been produced. The Woodbine overlies the Maness Shale, Buda Limestone, or older rocks, and underlies the Eagle Ford Group or Austin Chalk. In outcrop the Woodbine Group has been subdivided into the Lewisville Sandstone, Dexter Sandstone, and/or Pepper Shale formations. Thin-bedded sands of the Woodbine and Eagle Ford are collectively referred to as the "Eaglebine" oil and gas play in the southwestern portion of the East Texas region. Dinosaur and crocodilian remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, North America)." ''in'' Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bothremys
''Bothremys'' is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered near Gloucester, New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ....Leidy, J., 1865 "Cretaceous reptiles of the United States." Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 192:1-135 https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.39830 The genus consists of type species ''B. cooki'', ''B. arabicus'', ''B. kellyi'', and ''B. maghrebiana''. Discovery The holotype of ''Bothremys'' was discovered in the greensand formations near Gloucester Township, New Jersey. It consists of a partially-complete skull and a lower jaw. Description In Leidy's 1865 description, he notes that the skull lacks the auditory passages, zygomatic arches, and some other minor bones. The lower jaw completely lacks the condyloid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araiochelys
''Araiochelys'' ("narrow turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco.E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318 The genus consists solely of type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ... ''A. hirayamai''. Discovery ''Araiochelys'' was discovered in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, primarily known for its Maastrichtian and Paleocene fossils. Description The preorbital section of ''Araiochelyss skull is narrower than in all other members of the Bothremydini. The dorsal process is noted by the describers as being narro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naturita Formation
The Naturita Formation is a classification used in western Colorado and eastern Utah for a Cretaceous Period sedimentary geologic formation. This name was "applied to the upper or carbonaceous part of Dakota Formation, Dakota Group" by R.G. Young in 1960, naming it for Naturita, Colorado.Young, R.G., 1960, Dakota Group of Colorado Plateau: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, v. 44, no. 2, p. 156-194. The name is not used by United States Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey authors, but has found growing acceptance by the Utah Geological Survey History of the name The formation in Utah and western Colorado overlies the Cedar Mountain Formation, Cedar Mountain and Burro Canyon Formation, Burro Canyon Formations, and underlies the Mancos Shale formation, thus occupying a similar position of sedimentary strata that have widely been called Dakota Formation in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Witzke, B.J., and Ludvigson, G.A., 1994, The Dakota Formation in Io ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campanian
The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous Epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campanian spans the time from 83.6 (± 0.2) to 72.1 (± 0.2) million years ago. It is preceded by the Santonian and it is followed by the Maastrichtian. The Campanian was an age when a worldwide sea level rise covered many coastal areas. The morphology of some of these areas has been preserved: it is an unconformity beneath a cover of marine sedimentary rocks. Etymology The Campanian was introduced in scientific literature by Henri Coquand in 1857. It is named after the French village of Champagne in the department of Charente-Maritime. The original type locality was a series of outcrop near the village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne in the same region. Definition The base of the Campanian Stage is defined as a place in the stratigraphic column wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amminadav Formation
The Amminadav Formation is a Mesozoic geologic Formation (geology), formation in Israel. Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation. See also * List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units References Geologic formations of Israel Mesozoic Asia Paleontology in Israel {{geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bet-Meir Formation
The Bet-Meir Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Israel. Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation. See also * List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units This is a list of stratigraphic units, where pterosaur fossils have been recovered from. Units listed are all either formation rank or higher (e.g. group). See also * Pterosaur * List of fossil sites References Further reading * Ext ... References Geologic formations of Israel Mesozoic Asia Paleontology in Israel {{geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
