Saxochelys gilberti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cryptodira

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira

Familia: †Baenidae
Genus: †Saxochelys
Species: Saxochelys gilberti

Name

• Saxochelys gilberti Lyson, Sayler & Joyce 2019:2
  • Holotype: DMNH EPV.96000
  • Type locality: DMNH Loc. 6302 (Turtle Ridge locality), northwest of Marmarth, Bucklin Township, Slope County, North Dakota

References

• Lyson, T.R., Sayler, J.L. & Joyce, W.G. 2019. A new Baenid turtle, Saxochelys gilberti, gen. et sp. nov., from the uppermost cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek formation: Sexual dimorphism and spatial niche partitioning within the most speciose group of Late Cretaceous turtles. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1662428:1-18. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2019.1662428