A Jurassic stem pleurodire sheds light on the functional origin of neck retraction in turtles

Modern turtles are composed of two monophyletic groups, notably diagnosed by divergent neck retraction mechanisms. Pleurodires (side-necked turtles) bend their neck sideways and protect their head under the anterior margin of the carapace. Cryptodires (hidden-necked turtles) withdraw their neck and...

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Autores principales: Anquetin, Jérémy, Tong, Haiyan, Claude, Julien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28206991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42376

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28206991
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42376

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