The Iberian fossil record of turtles: an update
A Pérez-García - Journal of Iberian Geology, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The record of fossil turtles of the Iberian Peninsula is abundant and diverse,
considering both the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic forms. The knowledge about the Iberian …
considering both the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic forms. The knowledge about the Iberian …
Skull shape variation in extant and extinct Testudinata and its relation to habitat and feeding ecology
Turtles (Testudinata) are a diverse group of reptiles that conquered a broad set of habitats
and feeding ecologies over the course of their well‐documented evolutionary history. We …
and feeding ecologies over the course of their well‐documented evolutionary history. We …
[HTML][HTML] The shell morphology of the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) trionychid turtle Helopanoplia distincta
Background Helopanoplia distincta is an extinct soft-shelled turtle (Pan-Trionychidae) for
which the type specimen is a fragmentary costal and the inguinal notch portion of the left …
which the type specimen is a fragmentary costal and the inguinal notch portion of the left …
A new chelydroid turtle, Lutemys warreni, gen. et sp. nov., from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Kaiparowits Formation of southern utah
ABSTRACT A fragmentary skeleton from the Kaiparowits Formation (Upper Campanian) of
southern Utah represents a new taxon of chelydroid turtle herein named Lutemys warreni …
southern Utah represents a new taxon of chelydroid turtle herein named Lutemys warreni …
Ancient tropical extinctions contributed to the latitudinal diversity gradient
AS Meseguer, FL Condamine - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Biodiversity currently peaks at the equator, decreasing towards the poles. Growing fossil
evidence suggest that this hump-shaped latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) has not always …
evidence suggest that this hump-shaped latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) has not always …