Title
Acleistochelys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali
Title Variants
Alternative:
New side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides, Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali
Alternative:
New side-necked turtle from Mali
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3549
By
Gaffney, Eugene S.
Roberts, Eric (Eric M.)
Sissoko, Famory.
Bouaré, Mohamed L.
Tapanila, Leif,
O'Leary, Maureen A.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2007
Notes
Caption title.
"January 15, 2007."
The Paleocene Teberemt Formation south of the Adrar des Iforas Mountains, between Saguirilidad and In Fargas, Mali, yielded a nearly complete skull of a new genus and species of side-necked turtle, Acleistochelys maliensis. Acleistochelys is a member of the family Bothremydidae Baur, 1891, because: (1) the fossa precolumellaris is absent, (2) the foramen stapedio-temporale faces anteriorly, (3) the eustachian tube is separated from the stapes by bone, and (4) an exoccipital-quadrate contact is present. Within the Bothremydidae, Acleistochelys belongs to the tribe Taphrosphyini because: (1) the maxilla-quadratojugal contact is absent, (2) the palate is dorsally arched, (3) there is only a small contribution of the palatine to the triturating surfaces, and (4) the septum orbitotemporale is at least partially open. Acleistochelys is most closely related to Azabbaremys because both share a narrow vomer lacking a posterior attachment to the palatines. The specimen was found in a marine limestone associated with crocodiles, echinoids, and mollusks.
Subjects
Acleistochelys maliensis
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Mali
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Paleocene
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Paleontology
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Reptiles, Fossil
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Teberemt Formation
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Turtles, Fossil
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3549 2007
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3549[1:AANSTP]2.0.CO;2
OCLC:
79629311
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