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Unusual Preservation of a Cretaceous Turtle Fossil


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1 Geological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta 700016, India
2 Crocodile Bank Trust, Vadanemmeli, Perur Post, Mahabalipuram Road, Madras 603 104, India
     

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A Cretaceous turtle fossil collected from southern India, showing unusual preservation of its carapace, plastron and internal bone elements, is described.

Keywords

Palaeontology, Cretaceous, Turtles, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu.
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K. Ayyasami
Geological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta 700016, India
Indraneil Das
Crocodile Bank Trust, Vadanemmeli, Perur Post, Mahabalipuram Road, Madras 603 104, India

Abstract


A Cretaceous turtle fossil collected from southern India, showing unusual preservation of its carapace, plastron and internal bone elements, is described.

Keywords


Palaeontology, Cretaceous, Turtles, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu.