Turtles
Turtles (Testudines) are very common fossils in the Morrison, due to their bony shells. The most common were Glyptops plicatus (very common) and Dinochelys whitei (also common, but not as common as Glyptops). Also present were Dorsetochelys buzzops and Uluops uluops.
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Chelonipus |
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Compsemys |
C. plicatulus |
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Dinochelys |
D. whitei |
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Dorsetochelys |
D. buzzops |
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Glyptops |
G. plicatulus |
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G. ornatus |
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G. utahensis |
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Uluops |
U. uluops |
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