A neglected lineage of north American turtles fills a major gap in the fossil record

Palaeontology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-248

  Joyce, Walter G ^a,b   Lyson, Tyler R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Marmarth Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclanorbinae; Fossils; Ghost range; Plastomenidae; Trionychidae

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CLADISTICS; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA;

TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 77952024291     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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