New Chelydrid Turtle, Protochelydra zangerli, from the Late Paleocene of North Dakota
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.3058
Description
Deaccessioned 06/11/2014. Not in Mission. Obsolete: New Chelydrid Turtle, Protochelydra zangerli, from the Late Paleocene of North Dakota is a preliminary report on the vetebrate fossils discovered by the Paleontology Department of the Science Museum of Minnesota in western North Dakota, specifically the Wannagan Creek quarry. A new genus of a primitive cheyldrid turtle was unearthed in this project. The new fossil is remarkable in that it is the earliest record of a snapping turtle. The fossil is named for Dr. Rainer Zangerl of the Field Museum of Natural History.