Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles
The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evo...
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| Формат: | Электронная книга |
| Язык: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Online-ссылка: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00518-8 Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Оглавление:
- Introduction
- Aquatic cryptodiran turtles: the most recent island hoppers
- Tortoises: the oldest island hoppers
- South Gondwanan pleurodiran turtles
- North Gondwanan Pleurodiran Turtles
- Meiolaniforms: an extinct lineage of turtles of Gondwanan origin
- Early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.