East of Ibeceten: Maastrichtian, Niger

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines
Nigeremys gigantea n. sp. (Bergounoux and Crouzel 1968)
1 specimen
MNHN (P) NIR 1 (label), a nearly complete skull (figs. 221– 223) lacking lower jaws with its surface badly eroded
see common names

Geography
Country:Niger
Coordinates: 15.3° North, 17.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.3° North, 11.2° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:83315
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:R. Benson Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-08-17 13:04:56 Last modified:2012-07-04 05:49:21
Access level:the public Released:2008-08-17 13:04:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

27976. 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]