New bothremydid turtle (Testudines, Pleurodira) from the paleocene of northeastern Colombia

A new turtle, Puentemys mushaisaensis, from the middle to late Paleocene Cerrejón Formation of Colombia, is described on the basis of a partial skull and many partial to nearly complete carapaces and plastrons representing multiple ontogenetic stages. Whereas P. mushaisaensis is unique in aspects of...

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Autores Principales: Cadena, Edwin A., Bloch, Jonathan I., Jaramillo, Carlos A.
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: The Paleontological Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/26637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1666/11-128R1.1