Solnhofen-style soft-tissue preservation in a new species of turtle from the crato formation (Early Cretaceous, Aptian) of North-east Brazil

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1301-1310

  Fielding, Sarah ^a   Martill, David M ^a   Naish, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cretaceous; Reptilia; Soft tissue preservation; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; TURTLE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARCHAEOPTERYX; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 29444459382     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00508.x     Document Type: Review

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