The shell morphology of the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) trionychid turtle Helopanoplia distincta
Background Helopanoplia distincta is an extinct soft-shelled turtle (Pan-Trionychidae) for which the type specimen is a fragmentary costal and the inguinal notch portion of the left hypoplastron from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lance Formation of Wyoming, USA that bear a distinct surface scu...
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-12-01
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