Talk:Psephophorus terrypratchetti

species of the fossil turtle Psephophorus terrypratchetti. (1995) Psephophorus terrypratchetti

A new species of the fossil turtle Psephophorus (Order Testudines) from the Eocene of the South Island, New Zealand. (named after Terry Pratchett)

Etymology: In honour of the British novelist Terry Pratchett, whose wonderful style and great sense of humour, combined with his deep affection for turtles, merits the naming of this new species after him.

http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/site/publish/journals/jrsnz/1995/44.aspx

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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstracts

A new species of the fossil turtle Psephophorus (Order Testudines) from the Eocene of the South Island, New Zealand. R. Köhler * Until now the genus Psephophorus has been known only from Tertiary sediments in Europe, Egypt and the United States. Five specimens from mid Eocene sediments near Waimate (South Canterbury) and one specimen from near Dunedin (Otago) comprise the only such records for the Southern Hemisphere, and are also among the oldest records worldwide. The differences between the New Zealand material and described species of Psephophorus are justification for the naming of the new species, Psephophorus terrypratchetti. Keywords: Order Testudines, Family Dermochelyidae, Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand, Eocene.

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Volume 25, Number 3, September 1995, pp 371-384 --Ripvanwinkle111 164.156.231.55 (talk) 14:45, 21 August 2009 (UTC)