We propose a new proxy that employs assemblages of fossil turtle shells to estimate the
timing and depth at which fossilization and lithification occur in shallowly buried terrestrial …

This study seeks to document and account for the distribution, abundance, and taphonomic
condition of fossil turtles in a fossiliferous section of the Bridger Formation, Unit B (Early …

Borings in fossil turtle shells collected from the lowermost beds of the early Eocene
Cathedral Bluffs Tongue of the Wasatch Formation in the northwestern part of the Green …

Freshwater turtles comprise a large percentage of many fossil vertebrate assemblages in
western North America. The Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Kaiparowits Formation, a thick …

Turtles are the most common vertebrates in the upper Eocene and lower Oligocene rocks of
Nebraska. In this work we characterize a striking decline in overall turtle abundance in the …

Taphonomic studies of extant turtles are useful for interpreting the taphonomy of fossil
turtles. In order to provide modern comparators for fossil turtle sites, we have characterized …

Turtles are a successful clade of reptiles that originated in the Late Triassic. The group
adapted during its evolution to different types of environments, ranging from dry land to …

In this study, 314 fossil turtles of Nebraska's White River Group were used to gain insights
into the regional paleoecology of the late Eocene and Oligocene. We collected taphonomic …

A variety of means, including forelimb proportions and shell bone histology have been used
to infer the paleoecology of extinct turtles. However, the height-to-width ratio of the shell (as …

We present a simple method of inferring extinct turtle habitats based on four measurements
of the shell (two ratios). These ratios are the maximum width of the carapace to the width of …