Journal article
Two halves make a Holotype: two hundred years between discoveries
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v 163(1), pp 85-89
01 Mar 2014
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Abstract
The holotype specimen of Atlantochelys mortoni, a large sea turtle of Cretaceous age, consisted of only the proximal half of a humerus. Remarkably, the distal half of the same bone has now been recovered, 163 years after the holotype was first described. Besides clarification of the type locality, the size of the complete humerus suggests that this is among the largest turtles known. Circumstances of the discovery suggest that multiple periods of deposition and erosion took place at the discovery site.
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- Title
- Two halves make a Holotype: two hundred years between discoveries
- Creators
- David C. Parris - New Jersey State MuseumJason P. Schein - New Jersey State MuseumEdward B. Daeschler - Drexel UniversityEdward S. Gilmore - Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityJason C. Poole - Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityRodrigo A. Pellegrini - New Jersey State Museum
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v 163(1), pp 85-89
- Publisher
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000334898000004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84900324630
- Other Identifier
- 991019168829104721
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