Shell geometry and habitat determination in extinct and extant turtles (Reptilia: Testudinata)
A variety of means, including forelimb proportions and shell bone histology have been used to infer the paleoecology of extinct turtles. However, the height-to-width ratio of the shell (as a one-parameter shell model) has been dismissed because of its unreliability, and more complex aspects of shell...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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