Euclastes acutirostris

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• 作者：Nour-Eddine Jalil ; France de Lapparent de Broin ; Nathalie Bardet ; Renaud Vacant ; Baâ ; di Bouya ; Mbarek Amaghzaz ; Saï ; d Meslouh
• 关键词：Turtles ; Euclastes acutirostris n. sp. ; Cheloniidae ; Africa ; Moroccan phosphates ; Sidi Chennane ; Palaeocene
• 刊名：Comptes Rendus Palevol
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：July 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：8
• 期：5
• 页码：447-459
• 全文大小：1118 K

文摘

A new species of the littoral cheloniid turtle Euclastes, E. acutirostris, is proposed, on the basis of a skull from the Palaeocene Phosphates of Morocco, the first turtle record from the Sidi Chennane area. It is estimated to be Danian-Thanetian in age, possibly younger than the previous Danian Moroccan specimens of Euclastes. It differs from the other species of Euclastes mainly by a more elongated and narrower snout, forming a small hook, the presence of a long and narrow spur-shaped postero-inferior process of the jugal, better delimiting the lateral skull emargination and the medially shorter palate, in relation to American Palaeogene specimens. This study indicates the necessity for a world-wide revision of the “Euclastes group” in order to redefine the taxa. It shows the potential interest of the group in the radiation and dispersion of the faunas of the Tethysian and Atlantic margins during the Cretaceous -Tertiary turnover.