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Biochemistry and adaptive colouration of an exceptionally preserved juvenile fossil sea turtle
The holotype (MHM-K2) of the Eocene cheloniine Tasbacka danica is arguably one of the best preserved juvenile fossil sea turtles on record. Notwithstanding compactional flattening, the specimen is virtually intact, comprising a fully articulated skeleton exposed in dorsal view. MHM-K2 also preserves...
Autores principales: | Lindgren, Johan, Kuriyama, Takeo, Madsen, Henrik, Sjövall, Peter, Zheng, Wenxia, Uvdal, Per, Engdahl, Anders, Moyer, Alison E., Gren, Johan A., Kamezaki, Naoki, Ueno, Shintaro, Schweitzer, Mary H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5645316/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29042651 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13187-5 |
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