Prionochelys matutina Zangerl, 1953 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the United States and the evolution of epithecal ossifications in marine turtles

BACKGROUND: Many neritic to nearshore species of marine adapted turtle from the Late Cretaceous of North America are thought to represent the stem lineage of Cheloniidae but due to fragmentary holotypes, low total specimen counts, and resultantly incomplete morphological character suites, are routin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gentry, Andrew D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
Materias:
Evolutionary Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402356
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5876

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402356
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5876

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