Gamerabaena

Gam-e-rahbay-nah.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2014, September 17). Gamerabaena. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/gamerabaena/

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Name

Gamerabaena.

Phonetic

Gam-e-rahbay-nah.

Named By

T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Lyson‭ & ‬W.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Joyce‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Testudines,‭ ‬Cryptodira,‭ ‬Paracryptodira,‭ ‬Baenidae.

Diet

Uncertain/herbivore‭?

Species

G.‭ ‬sonsalla‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬North Dakota‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hell Creek Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Gamerabaena is a genus of baenid turtle that lived in North America towards the end of the Cretaceous period.‭ ‬Gamerabaena is named after the fictional kaiju Gamera,‭ ‬a gigantic turtle-like monster that has featured in a whole series of Japanese monster films in a similar fashion as Godzilla.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new baenid turtle from the Upper Cretaceous‭ (‬Maastrichtian‭) ‬Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota and a preliminary taxonomic review of Cretaceous Baenidae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭(‬2‭)‬:394-402.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Lyson‭ & ‬W.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Joyce‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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