New occurrences of extinct meiolaniid turtles in New Caledonia

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2800

By

Gaffney, Eugene S.

Balouet, Jean Christophe.
Lapparent de Broin, France de, 1938-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1984

Notes

Title from caption.

Abstract also in French.

"December 12, 1984."

"Two posterior cervical vertebrae found in new localities in New Caledonia have derived features of the extinct cryptodiran family Meiolaniidae. One cervical is from Pindai Cave, Nepoui Peninsula, and is associated with Holocene fossils and charcoal dated at 1720 [plus or minus] 70 years BP, whereas the other cervical is from Tiga Island with a probable late Pleistocene age"--P. [1].

Subjects

Holocene , Meiolaniidae , New Caledonia , Paleontology , Pleistocene , Reptiles, Fossil , Turtles, Fossil

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2800, 1984

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 11522152