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  • Baenidae non det.


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    Taxonomy

    Turtle

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Reptilia
    Order: Testudines
    Family: Baenidae
    Genus: Indet.
    Species: Indet.

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Paleogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Eocene
    International Age: Ypresian

    Stratigraphy

    Green River Formation
    Fossil Butte Member

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Location

    Kemmerer
    Lincoln County
    Wyoming
    United States

    Comments

    Prof. WALTER G. JOYCE, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg has been kind enough to try to narrow down the species: "Of the four species that are known from the Lower Eocene of Wyoming, I can rule out one right away (Palatobaena gaffneyi), but the remaining three species (Chisternon undatum, Baena arenosa, and "Baena" affinis) are impossible to distinguish fresh from the egg because the shell has not yet formed. True, Chisternon undatum has been described from the Green River Formation, but I think there is no reason to exclude the other two species, especially since only one individual has ever been scientifically described from that formation.
    Thus, your turtle is probably only to be referred to as Baenidae indet."

     




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    For chrimany sakes oilshale!!!   does it ever stop?!!!   That is freakin amazing!!!   How about if a couple dozen of us Fossil Forum folks all hop onto a plane and spend a week at your house?  Ha!  :)   We dont eat much and I hope you have enough room for us all. 

     

    Ron

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    13 hours ago, RJB said:

    For chrimany sakes oilshale!!!   does it ever stop?!!!   That is freakin amazing!!!   How about if a couple dozen of us Fossil Forum folks all hop onto a plane and spend a week at your house?  Ha!  :)   We dont eat much and I hope you have enough room for us all. 

     

    Ron

    You are very welcome and there would be enough room for all of you. But I guess you would be disappointed: For the time being there are no fossils in there - my house is completely emptied out of furniture. Everything is mothballed in a storage depot in Munich. Better come in a year or so when I am retired.

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