Genomic analyses reveal two species of the matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and clarify their phylogeography
M Vargas-Ramírez, S Caballero… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Another matamata species is described as new to science.•Chelus orinocensis is
genetically and morphologically significantly different.•Chelus orinocensis and C. fimbriata …
genetically and morphologically significantly different.•Chelus orinocensis and C. fimbriata …
The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle
Despite being among the largest turtles that ever lived, the biology and systematics of
Stupendemys geographicus remain largely unknown because of scant, fragmentary finds …
Stupendemys geographicus remain largely unknown because of scant, fragmentary finds …
An updated description of the osteology of the pancake tortoise Malacochersus tornieri (Testudines: Testudinidae) with special focus on intraspecific variation
AK Mautner, AE Latimer, U Fritz… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Exceptional variability in the shell of the pancake tortoise Malacochersus tornieri, both in the
keratinous surficial scutes and the underlying bones, in addition to its remarkably …
keratinous surficial scutes and the underlying bones, in addition to its remarkably …
Review of the fossil matamata turtles: earliest well-dated record and hypotheses on the origin of their present geographical distribution
The matamata (Chelus fimbriatus) is a highly aquatic chelid turtle known exclusively from
northern South America. Due to its extremely modified morphology, it is well circumscribed …
northern South America. Due to its extremely modified morphology, it is well circumscribed …
Unusual shell anatomy and osteohistology in a new Late Cretaceous panchelid turtle from northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
Rionegrochelys caldieroi de la Fuente, Maniel, and Jannello gen. et sp. nov. is a Late
Cretaceous turtle from Rio Negro Province, Argentina. The holotype and the referred …
Cretaceous turtle from Rio Negro Province, Argentina. The holotype and the referred …
New insights into the fossil record of the turtle genus Chelus Duméril, 1806 including new specimens with information on cervicals and limb bones
Matamata turtles (Chelus Duméril, 1806) are composed of two extant species, Chelus
fimbriata Schneider, 1783 and Chelus orinocensis Vargas-Ramírez, Caballero, Morales …
fimbriata Schneider, 1783 and Chelus orinocensis Vargas-Ramírez, Caballero, Morales …
New interpretations of Dortoka vasconica Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga, a freshwater turtle with an unusual carapace
The discovery of abundant new material of the European turtle Dortoka vasconica at its type
locality and a review of the previously analyzed material allow new interpretations of the …
locality and a review of the previously analyzed material allow new interpretations of the …
[PDF][PDF] Eocene chelid turtles from Redbank Plains, Southeast Queensland, Australia
FL de Broin, RE Molnar - Geodiversitas, 2001 - sciencepress.mnhn.fr
The rich fauna of freshwater turtles from Redbank Plains (Brisbane), Queensland, Eocene
(or less probably Palaeocene) includes only Chelidae (Pleurodira). Besides an …
(or less probably Palaeocene) includes only Chelidae (Pleurodira). Besides an …
Morphometric variation and its effect on reproductive potential in female Colombian slider turtles (Trachemys callirostris callirostris)
We evaluated morphometric variation and reproductive effort in Trachemys callirostris
callirostris females from nine populations in the Mompos Depression of northern Colombia …
callirostris females from nine populations in the Mompos Depression of northern Colombia …
A new Chengyuchelys latimarginalis record from the Upper Jurassic Shangshaximaio Formation of Sichuan Basin, China, and the intraspecific variation
ABSTRACT A new Chengyuchelys latimarginalis (Xinjiangchelyidae) specimen is reported
based on a well-preserved, nearly complete shell from the upper part of the Upper Jurassic …
based on a well-preserved, nearly complete shell from the upper part of the Upper Jurassic …