Stylemys nebrascensis, Tortoise/Turtle Tyrannosaurus Rex It was contemporaneous with other

It was contemporaneous with other odd Ediacaran organisms

Its discovery 66 million years after it was believed to have become extinct makes the coelacanth the best-known example of a Lazarus taxon

The fossils of the Green River Formation�each one unique�are some of nature's finest and are highly valued by collectors the world over

which means "fish lizard

Stylemys nebrascensis, Tortoise/Turtle Tyrannosaurus Rex It was contemporaneous with otherThe tortoises of the Badlands are one of the most abundant, and are certainly among the most fascinating vertebrates from the Brule Formation. Joseph Leidy, in 1852, described Stylemys nebrascensis from several specimens collected by John Evans of the U. S. Geological Corp in an expedition to the Territory in 1849. Stylemys nebrascensis was the first fossil turtle described from North America. Specimens of these tortoises range in size from as small