First evidence of Proganochelys quenstedtii (Testudinata) from the Plateosaurus bonebeds (Norian, Late Triassic) of Frick, Canton Aargau, Switzerland

First evidence of Proganochelys quenstedtii (Testudinata) from the Plateosaurus bonebeds (Norian, Late Triassic) of Frick, Canton Aargau, Switzerland

Abstract Proganochelys quenstedtii represents the best-known stem turtle from the Late Triassic, with gross anatomical and internal descriptions of the shell, postcranial bones and skull based on several well-preserved specimens from Central European fossil locations. We here report on the first spe...

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Main Authors: Torsten M. Scheyer, Nicole Klein, Serjoscha W. Evers, Anna-Katharina Mautner, Ben Pabst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-10-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Subjects:
Testudines
Klettgau Formation
Gruhalde Member
Turtle shell
Brain endocast
Bony labyrinth
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-022-00260-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-022-00260-4

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