Английская Википедия:Euclastes

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Euclastes is an extinct genus of sea turtles that survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction. The genus was first named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1867, and contains three species. E. hutchisoni, was named in 2003 but has since been reassigned to the genus Pacifichelys,[1] while E. coahuilaensis named in 2009 was reassigned as Mexichelys coahuilaensis in 2010.[2][3]

Description

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E. platyops skull

Unlike the sea turtles Toxochelys and Eochelone, Euclastes has a secondary palate. However, the secondary palate of Euclastes is not as extensive as it is in Ctenochelys and Angolachelys.[4] The genus can be distinguished by later sea turtles based on its broad, low skull; broad, flat palate; wide, flat dentary bone with an elongated symphysis; and low tomial ridge on the beak. The widened palate and dentaries give Eochelone wide, flat jaws suitable for crushing hard-shelled organisms.[1]

Classification

Species

Phylogeny

Cladogram based on Lynch and Parham (2003)[1] and Parham and Pyenson (2010):[5]

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Distribution

Fossils of Euclastes have been found in:[6]

Maastrichtian
Paleocene
Eocene

References

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External links

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite journalШаблон:Dead link
  2. Euclastes coahuilaensis from the Paleobiology Database
  3. Exibidos fósseis de tartarugas com 72 mi de anos
  4. Шаблон:Cite journal
  5. Шаблон:Cite journal
  6. Euclastes at Fossilworks.org
  7. Mateus, O., M. J. Polcyn, L. L. Jacobs, R. Arujo, A. S. Schulp, J. Marinheiro, B. Pereira and D. Vineyard. 2012. Cretaceous amniotes from Angola: dinosaurs, pterosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, turtles. Actas de V Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontologia de Dinosaurios y su Entorno, Salas de los Infantes, Burgos 71-105