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A new pelomedusoid turtle, Sahonachelys mailakavava, from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar provides evidence for convergent evolution of specialized suction feeding among pleurodires

The Maevarano Formation in northwestern Madagascar has yielded a series of exceptional fossils over the course of the last three decades that provide important insights into the evolution of insular ecosystems during the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). We here describe a new genus and species of...

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Autores principales: Joyce, Walter G., Rollot, Yann, Evers, Serjoscha W., Lyson, Tyler R., Rahantarisoa, Lydia J., Krause, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8097199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34035950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210098