Gomphochelys Explained

Gomphochelys is an extinct genus of dermatemydid that lived in Wyoming during the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. It is known from a single species, G. nanus.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Bourque . Jason R. . Howard Hutchison . J. . Holroyd . Patricia A. . Bloch . Jonathan I. . 4 March 2015 . A new dermatemydid (Testudines, Kinosternoidea) from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Willwood Formation, southeastern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming . . en . 35 . 2 . e905481 . 10.1080/02724634.2014.905481 . 0272-4634 . 7 October 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.