STRUCTURE OF THE SKULL OF PUPPIGERUS NESSOVI AVERIANOV, 2005 (REPTILIA, TESTUDINES, CHELONIIDAE SENSU LATO) FROM THE MIDDLE EOCENE DEPOSITS OF UKRAINE

• Date: 2013
• Main Author: ZVONOK, E.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine 2013
• Subjects: skull; sea turtle; Cheloniidae family; Puppigerus nessovi; Middle Eocene deposits; Ukraine
• Online Access: http://geojournal.igs-nas.org.ua/article/view/138266
• Journal Title: Geological journal

In the Middle Eocene deposits of Ikovo locality (Novopskov raion, Luhansk region, Ukraine) was found almost undamaged skull of sea turtle of family Cheloniidae. This material has been referred to Puppigerus nessovi on the base comparison with other Cheloniidae and the presence of dentaries of indica...