Hyperphalangy in a new sinemydid turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota

Hyperphalangy is a rare condition in extant aquatic turtles, and mainly limited to soft-shelled turtles. Here we report a new freshwater turtle, Jeholochelys lingyuanensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of western Liaoning, China. This new turtle is characterized by a hyperph...

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Autores principales: Shao, Shuai, Li, Lan, Yang, Yang, Zhou, Chang-Fu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
Materias:
Paleontology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6065475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30065899
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5371

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6065475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30065899
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5371

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