The first South American sandownid turtle from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia
Sandownids are a group of Early Cretaceous-Paleocene turtles that for several decades have been only known by cranial and very fragmentary postcranial elements. Here I report and describe the most complete sandownid turtle known so far, including articulated skull, lower jaw and postcranial elements...
Main Author: | Edwin Cadena |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-12-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1431.pdf |
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