A Trionychidae (Reptilia: Testudines, Cryptodira) from the Pliocene of Costa Rica, Southern Central America

 

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Auteurs: Laurito, César, Lucía Valerio Z., Ana, Diego Gómez P., Luis, I. Mead, Jim, Antonio Pérez G., Eduardo, Gerardo Pérez R., Luis
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:2005
Description:Fossil remains of soft-shelled turtles, Trionychidae, are recorded from the Pliocene fluvial sediments of Costa Rica. This is the first record of the trionychids from the Neotropical lands of Central America. These fossils revealed new faunal elements involved in the American Biotic Interchange, and permit a better knowledge of the evolution and composition of our paleoherpetofauna.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/4241
Accès en ligne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/4241
Mots-clés:Reptilia
Testudines
Trionychoidea
Apalone
Plioceno Inferior
Costa Rica
lower Pliocene