Late miocene Mauremys (Testudines, Geoemydidae) from Tuscany (Italy): Evidence of terrapin persistence after a mammal turnover

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-388

  Chesi, Francesco ^a   Delfino, Massimo ^a   Rook, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERSISTENCE; PHYLOGENETICS; RECONSTRUCTION; SURVIVAL; TURNOVER; TURTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

EMYDIDAE; EMYS; GEOEMYDIDAE; MAMMALIA; MAUREMYS; OREOPITHECUS; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TRIONYCHIDAE; TRIONYX;

EID: 67649908322     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-134.1     Document Type: Article

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