Pneumatoarthrus
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Pneumatoarthrus is a Cretaceous
sea turtle first identified by Edward Drinker Cope
as a hadrosaur in 1870. The fossils were found in the chalk beds of Kansas
. It may be synonymous with the better known Atlantochelys, and therefore a close relative of the giant sea turtle Archelon
.
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
sea turtle first identified by Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
as a hadrosaur in 1870. The fossils were found in the chalk beds of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. It may be synonymous with the better known Atlantochelys, and therefore a close relative of the giant sea turtle Archelon
Archelon
Archelon is a genus of extinct sea turtle, the largest that has ever been documented.-Discovery:...
.