Glarichelys knorri (Gray) - a cheloniid from Carpathian menilitic shales (Poland)
Marian Młynarski
The fossil remains here described belonged to a young individual of Glarichelys knorri (Gray), a sea turtle. They were collected from Carpathian menilitic shales at Winnica near Jasło. Its systematic position is discussed and general
comments are made on some fossil and recent sea turtles, on problems concerning their morphology, on the taxonomic significance of phalanges in fossil sea turtles, and on the presence in cheloniids of foramina praenuchalia. Biological and ecological notes concerning G. knorri (Gray) are likewise given.
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