Name - Protostega gigas

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1678204 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Protostega gigas Cope 1872

• Protostega gigas Cope

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Recent Publications

• Shark-bitten protostegid turtles from the Upper Cretaceous Mooreville Chalk, Alabama.
• The vertebrate fauna of the Selma formation of Alabama. Pt. III. The turtles of the family Proto- stegidae. Pt. IV. The turtles of the family Toxochelyidae.
• Revision of the Protostegidae.
• Scattered and shattered: A brief history of the early methods of digging, preserving and transporting Kansas fossils.
• Rapid growth in Late Cretaceous sea turtles reveals life history strategies similar to extant leatherbacks.

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