New findings of Pleistocene fossil turtles (Geoemydidae, Kinosternidae and Chelydridae) from Santa Elena Province, Ecuador

New Pleistocene fossilized turtle remains from five localities of western Ecuador (Santa Elena Province) are described here. All these shell (carapace and plastron) fossil remains come from the Tablazo Formation and belong to three different lineages of cryptodires (“hidden-necked” turtles). The mos...

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Autores Principales: Cadena Rueda, Edwin Alberto, Abella, Juan, D Gregori, Maria
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: PeerJ 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/26638
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3215