Neurankylus notos Lichtig and Lucas 2016 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudinata - Baenidae

Full reference: A. J. Lichtig and S. G. Lucas. 2016. A new species of Neurankylus (Testudines: Baenidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Crevasse Canyon Formation, southern New Mexico, USA. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 74:117-119

Belongs to Neurankylus according to A. J. Lichtig and S. G. Lucas 2016

Sister taxa: Neurankylus baueri, Neurankylus eximius, Neurankylus lithographicus, Neurankylus torrejonensis

Type specimen: NMMNH P-70008, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is NMMNH L-9158, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Crevasse Canyon Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at NMMNH L-9158

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