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Extinct genus of turtles
Aurorachelys is an extinct genus of turtle which existed in Canada (Nunavut) during the late Cretaceous period, containing a single species, A. gaffneyi.[1][2]
References
- ^ Deborah Vandermark; John A. Tarduno; Donald B. Brinkman; Rory D. Cottrell; Stephanie Mason (2009). "New Late Cretaceous macrobaenid turtle with Asian affinities from the High Canadian Arctic: dispersal via ice-free polar routes". Geology. 37 (2): 183–186. Bibcode:2009Geo....37..183V. doi:10.1130/G25415A.1.
- ^ Wall, Michael (2009-02-01). "Tropical Turtle Fossil Discovered in the High Arctic". Wired. (Popular presentation of the above report)
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