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

 

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Autori: Laurito, César, Lucía Valerio Z., Ana, Diego Gómez P., Luis, I. Mead, Jim, Antonio Pérez G., Eduardo, Gerardo Pérez R., Luis
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2005
Descrizione: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.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/4241
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/4241
Keyword:Reptilia
Testudines
Trionychoidea
Apalone
Plioceno Inferior
Costa Rica
lower Pliocene