Title Origin, evolution and biogeographic history of South American turtles / Marcelo S. de la Fuente, Juliana Sterli, Ignacio Maniel

Published Cham : Springer, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 168 pages) : illustrations Series Springer Earth System Sciences Springer earth system sciences. Contents 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 Summary 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 Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 21, 2013) Subject Turtles -- South America Turtles -- Anatomy. Turtles -- Evolution NATURE -- Animals -- Fish. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology. Turtles Turtles -- Anatomy Turtles -- Evolution South America Form Electronic book Author Sterli, Juliana, author Maniel, Ignacio, author ISBN 9783319005188 3319005189

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