C. D. Brownstein 2018
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C. D. Brownstein. 2018. The northernmost occurrence of Chelydra serpentina in the Eastern US during the Pleistocene. The Mosasaur, The Journal of the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society 10:13-19 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
Metadata
| ID number: | 68921 |
| Created: | 2019-05-03 09:49:56 |
| Publication type: | journal article |
| Taxonomy: | stated with evidence |
| Language: | English |
| Comments: The snapping turtle species Chelydra serpentina, which has a wide range across North America, is extremely tolerant to cold and even freezing conditions. Here, I describe a single caudal vertebra referred to Chelydra serpentina from the Late Pleistocene of New Jersey that represents the northernmost known occurrence of the species in eastern North America and the closest to a glacier or ice sheet on the continent during the Pleistocene. The specimen, which was collected at Ramanessin Brook in Holmdel, New Jersey, affirms that the Pleistocene deposits which line the banks of the popular Cretaceous site are not taphonomically biased to preserving larger fossils and in the future may yield an assemblage of small vertebrates. | |