Origin, evolution and biogeographic history of South American turtles [electronic resource] / Marcelo S. de la Fuente, Juliana Sterli, Ignacio Maniel.
Fuente, Marcelo de la, author.; Sterli, Juliana, author.; Maniel, Ignacio, author.
2014
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Origin, evolution and biogeographic history of South American turtles [electronic resource] / Marcelo S. de la Fuente, Juliana Sterli, Ignacio Maniel.
Author
Fuente, Marcelo de la, author.
ISBN
9783319005188 electronic book
3319005189 electronic book
9783319005171
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00518-8
Published
Cham : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 168 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-00518-8 doi
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QL666.C5
Dewey Decimal Classification
597.92
Summary
The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution. Others such as: Chubutemys copelloi or Patagoniaemys gasparinae provide clues to the origin of the bizarre horned tortoises of the clade Meiolaniidae. The panpleurodiran species such as Notoemys laticentralis or Notoemys zapatocaensis shed light on the origin of modern pleurodiran turtles. This book explores aquatic and terrestrial cryptodiran turtles, South Gondwana pleurodiran turtles, North Gondwana pleurodiran turtles; Meiolaniforms and early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.
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Sterli, Juliana, author.
Maniel, Ignacio, author.
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Springer earth system sciences.
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Introduction
Aquatic cryptodiran turtles: the most recent island hoppers
Tortoises: the oldest island hoppers
South Gondwanan pleurodiran turtles
North Gondwanan Pleurodiran Turtles
?Meiolaniforms: an extinct lineage of turtles of Gondwanan origin
Early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.

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