Reptilia - Testudinata - Baenidae
The eponym gilberti is named for S. F. Gilbert, mentor and friend to T. R. Lyson.
Full reference: T. R. Lyson, J. L. Sayler, and W. G. 2019. A new Baenid turtle, Saxochelys Gilberti, gen. et sp. nov., from the uppermost Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation: Sexual Dimorphism and Spatial Niche Partitioning within the most speciose group of Late Cretaceous turtles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1662428:1-18
Belongs to Saxochelys according to T. R. Lyson et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: DMNH EPV.96000, a skull (an articulated skull, mandible, and hyoid apparatus). Its type locality is Turtle Ridge locality, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: North Dakota collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: North Dakota, South Dakota)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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