Cenomanian North America (IMAGE)

Midwestern University

Cenomanian North America

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Map of North America during the Cenomanian age (96 million years ago) showing the four turtle families newly discovered at the Arlington Archosaur Site (AAS). The AAS fossil assemblage includes a diverse combination of native North American turtle lineages alongside those that migrated from Asia or the Southern hemisphere. One of these species, "Trinitichelys" maini is a new species to science, described here for the first time.

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Brent Adrian, M.F.A.

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