A leatherback turtle (Testudines, Dermochelyidae) from the Miocene of the Westerschelde, the Netherlands

The Westerschelde Estuary in The Netherlands is known for its rich vertebrate fossil content. In a recent trawling campaign aimed at sampling a late Miocene marine vertebrate assemblage, over 5000 specimens were retrieved, all currently stored in the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam. One specimen is a well preserved fragment of a dermochelyid sea-turtle carapace. The Westerschelde specimen is an addition to the scant hypodigm of dermochelyids from the Miocene North Sea. The carapace fragment is described and identified as Psephophorus polygonus . The various secondary marks present on the fra... Mehr ...