The comparative osteology of Plesiochelys bigleri n. sp., a new coastal marine turtle from the Late Jurassic of Porrentruy (Switzerland)
Background During the Late Jurassic, several groups of eucryptodiran turtles inhabited the shallow epicontinental seas of Western Europe. Plesiochelyidae are an important part of this first radiation of crown-group turtles into coastal marine ecosystems. Fossils of Plesiochelyidae occur in many Euro...
Main Authors: | Christian Püntener, Jérémy Anquetin, Jean-Paul Billon-Bruyat |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-06-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3482.pdf |
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