Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles [electronic resource] / by Marcelo S. de la Fuente, Juliana Sterli, Ignacio Maniel.
By: de la Fuente, Marcelo S [author.].
Contributor(s): Sterli, Juliana [author.] | Maniel, Ignacio [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Springer Earth System Sciences: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XI, 168 p. 46 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319005188.Subject(s): Geography | Paleontology | Biological models | Evolution (Biology) | Earth Sciences | Paleontology | Evolutionary Biology | Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography | Systems BiologyDDC classification: 560 Online resources: Click here to access online Introduction -- Aquatic cryptodiran turtles: the most recent island hoppers -- Tortoises: the oldest island hoppers -- South Gondwanan pleurodiran turtles -- North Gondwanan Pleurodiran Turtles -- Meiolaniforms: an extinct lineage of turtles of Gondwanan origin -- Early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.
The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution. Others such as: Chubutemys copelloi or Patagoniaemys gasparinae provide clues to the origin of the bizarre horned tortoises of the clade Meiolaniidae. The panpleurodiran species such as Notoemys laticentralis or Notoemys zapatocaensis shed light on the origin of modern pleurodiran turtles. This book explores aquatic and terrestrial cryptodiran turtles, South Gondwana pleurodiran turtles, North Gondwana pleurodiran turtles; Meiolaniforms and early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.
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