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Re-description and evolutionary remarks on the Patagonian horned turtle Niolamia argentina Ameghino, 1899 (Testudinata, Meiolaniidae)
(Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2011-11)
The main objective of this paper is to undertake a detailed re-description of the neotype (skull and lower jaw) and the referred material (postcranial remains) of Niolamia argentina. Additional preparation of this material ...
New evidence from the Palaeocene of Patagonia (Argentina) on the evolution and palaeobiogeography of Meiolaniformes (Testudinata, new taxon name)
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-12-12)
Peligrochelys walshae gen. et sp. nov. is a new stem turtle closely related to the clade Meiolaniidae found in the Palaeocene levels of the Salamanca Formation (Maastrichtian?Danian) of central Patagonia, Chubut Province, ...
A review of the fossil record of gondwanan turtles of the clade meiolaniformes
(Yale University. Peabody Museum Natural History, 2015-04)
Gondwanan turtles of the clade Meiolaniformes have a fossil record that reaches back to the Early Cretaceous of Patagonia (South America) and Australia. From the Late Cretaceous to the Middle Eocene the group is restricted ...
A new turtle from the Palaeogene of Patagonia (Argentina) sheds new light on the diversity and evolution of the bizarre clade of horned turtles (Meiolaniidae, Testudinata)
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2015-07)
In this contribution we present a new species of horned turtle, Gaffneylania auricularis gen. et sp. nov., from the Paleogene of Patagonia. The specimens come from the lower section of the Sarmiento Formation (Middle ...
Comparative neuroanatomy of extinct horned turtles (Meiolaniidae) and extant terrestrial turtles (testudinidae), with comments on the palaeobiological implications of selected endocranial features
(Oxford University Press, 2017-08)
Turtles are one of the least explored clades of reptiles with respect to palaeoneuroanatomy. Few detailed descriptions of endocranial features such as the brain morphology or inner ear exist for extant and extinct forms. ...
New remains and new insights on the Gondwanan meiolaniform turtle Chubutemys copelloi from the Lower Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina
(Elsevier Science, 2015-04)
New cranial and postcranial remains of the Gondwanan meiolaniform turtle Chubutemys copelloi Gaffney, Rich, Vickers-Rich, Constantine, Vacca and Kool 2007 from the Lower Cretaceous Puesto La Paloma Member of the Cerro ...
Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians
(Chelonian Research Foundation, 2015-04)
We provide a first checklist and review of all recognized taxa of the world’s extinct Pleistocene and Holocene (Quaternary) turtles and tortoises that existed during the early rise and global expansion of humanity, and ...