A long-necked Chelidae turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira) from the Neuquén Group, Rio Negro, Argentina. Chronological and paleobiogeographical significance;Una tortuga Chelidae (Testudines: Pleurodira) de cuello largo en el Grupo Neuquén, Río Negro, Argentina. Significado cronológico y paleobiogeográfico

Andean Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 398-412

  de la Fuente, Marcelo S ^a   Barbieri, Rubén ^b   Chafrat, Pablo ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Museo Patagonico de Ciencias Naturales   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Long necked chelid; Neuqu n Group; Paleobiogeography; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; FOSSIL RECORD; GONDWANA; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SANTONIAN; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN; RIO NEGRO [ARGENTINA];

CHELIDAE; HYDROMEDUSA; PLEURODIRA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79955662956     PISSN: 07187092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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