East of Ibeceten (Cretaceous of Niger)
Where: Niger (15.3° N, 17.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.3° N, 11.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
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: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 83315: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.08.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Nigeremys gigantea n. sp.
Nigeremys gigantea n. sp. Bergounoux and Crouzel 1968 sideneck turtle MNHN (P) NIR 1 (label), a nearly complete skull (figs. 221– 223) lacking lower jaws with its surface badly eroded
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