Two new species of the side necked turtle genus, Bairdemys (Pleurodira, Podocnemididae), from the Miocene of Venezuela

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-229

  Gaffney, Eugene S ^a   Scheyer, Torsten M ^b   Johnson, Kenneth G ^c   Bocquentin, Jean ^d   Aguilera, Orangel A ^e  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^e Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bairdemys; Pleurodires; Podocnemididae; Shell bone histology; Urumaco Fm.; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849103299     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02988411     Document Type: Article

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