A new Miocene turtle from Colombia sheds light on the evolutionary history of the extant genus Mesoclemmys Gray, 1873
Mesoclemmys is the most diverse extant genus of South American pleurodires or side-necked turtles, with at least 10 species inhabiting fluvial to littoral environments. Despite this high extant diversity and extensive geographic distribution, the evolutionary history and fossil record of this genus...
Autores Principales: | Cadena E.-A., Vanegas A., Jaramillo C., Cottle J.M., Johnson T.A. |
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Formato: | Artículo (Article) |
Lenguaje: | Inglés (English) |
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22492 https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2019.1716777 |
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