loc 3, In Fargas, Samit limestone (Eocene of Mali)
Where: Mali (16.7° N, 0.8° E: paleocoordinates 11.7° N, 3.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Eocene (56.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the BMNH
Primary reference: 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 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 130123: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 04.07.2012
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Nigeremys gigantea Bergounoux and Crouzel 1968 sideneck turtle BMNH R 10927, articulated right and left premaxillae and maxillae, partial quadrate, ‘‘loc 3, In Fargas, Samit limestone’’ (label), Eocene, Mali. The specimen as preserved is almost identical with Nigeremys, but it is too incomplete to be certain, so we extend the range of Nigeremys with doubt.
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