Late Cretaceous Fauna - Compsemys Turtle shell fragment

Zoology

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Frontier Gateway Museum

Compsemys Turtle shell fragment: Small fragments Compsemys Turtle shell can easily be identified by the raised, flattened tubercles which are not seen in any other turtles.
Compsemys Turtle shell fragment

Small fragments Compsemys Turtle shell can easily be identified by the raised, flattened tubercles which are not seen in any other turtles.

Name/Title

Late Cretaceous Fauna - Compsemys Turtle shell fragment

Entry/Object ID

GH68.24.80

Description

Compsemys Turtle shell fragment

Collection

Gregory Hagenston

Acquisition

Notes

Donation

General Notes

Note

Identification derived from the research of Dr. R. W. Hiatt who corresponded with and sent fossil samples to top paleontologists during the late 1960s.