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American paleontologist William N. Logan did not directly explain the etymology of Tusoteuthis when he named it in 1898. [2] The generic name may be formed from Latin tusus "crushed" (passive participle of Latin tundo "beat, crush") + Greek teuthis "squid", alluding to the typically fragmented condition of the fossil gladius. [3]
Prehistoric turtle stubs (148 P) Pages in category "Prehistoric turtles" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Lake Madron in Michigan at the junction of the St. Joseph River and the Dowagiac River. [16] Lake Kankakee; 13,600 – 13,200 YBP [17] Glacial Lake Ottawa in Illinois on the upper Illinois River. [18] Glacial Lake Pontiac in Illinois on the lower Vermillion River. [18] Glacial Lake Wauponsee in Illinois at the headwaters of the Illinois River ...
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Pages in category "Prehistoric turtle genera" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Odontochelys semitestacea (meaning "toothed turtle with a half-shell") is a Late Triassic relative of turtles. [1] Before Pappochelys was discovered and Eunotosaurus was redescribed, [2] Odontochelys was considered the oldest undisputed member of Pantestudines (i.e. a stem-turtle).
Archelon is an extinct marine turtle from the Late Cretaceous, and is the largest turtle ever to have been documented, with the biggest specimen measuring 4.6 m (15 ft) from head to tail and 2.2–3.2 t (2.4–3.5 short tons) in body mass.
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