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Itilochelys rasstrigin Danilov, Averianov et Yarkov, 2010

Collection number:

PH 1/118

Original label:

 

Collection place:

Russia, Volgogradskaya obl., Dubovsky District

Collected:

Yarkov A.A. 

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Field number:

 

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Toponym:

Rasstrigin

Locality:

Rasstrigin 2, middle of Krutoi ravine, 1 km North-West of Rasstrigin khutor

Habitat, biotope:

 

Altitude, m:

Sex:

not identified

Age:

not known

Fixation:

dry

DNA samples:

absent

Specimen presence:

in collection

Specimen condition:

excellent

Geological epoch:

Early Paleocene

Geological stage:

Danian

Taphonomy and lithology:

 

Specimen absolute age, millions of years:

66–61

Remarks:

skull, low jaw, and I-III cervical vertebrae

Related publications:

Danilov I. G. , Averianov A. O., and Yarkov A. A., 2010. Itilochelys rasstrigin gen. et sp. nov., a new hard-shelled sea turtle (Cheloniidae sensu lato) from the Lower Palaeocene of Volgograd Province, Russia. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 314(1): 24–41

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Taxonomical identifications of specimen

Itilochelys rasstrigin Danilov, Averianov et Yarkov, 2010 — Danilov I.G., Averianov A.O. and Yarkov A.A., 2010 (Accepted)