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Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles
Fuente, Marcelo de La; Sterli, Juliana; Maniel, Ignacio
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Description for Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles
Paperback. This book offers fast access to relevant information about extant and extinct species of South American turtle, including cryptodiran turtles, South Gondwanan pleurodiran turtles, North Gondwanan Pleurodiran turtles and Meiolaniforms turtles. Series: Springer Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 179 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSAJ; PST; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 285.
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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Series
Springer Earth System Sciences
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319376400
SKU
V9783319376400
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Ref
99-15
About Fuente, Marcelo de La; Sterli, Juliana; Maniel, Ignacio
Marcelo S. de la Fuente studied at the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. He has been a guest professor at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. He acts as a research member of the National Science Council of Argentina (CONICET) at the Museum of Natural History of San Rafael (Province ... Read more
Reviews for Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles
From the reviews: “Argentine biologists de la Fuente, Sterli, and Maniel … have combined their talents to produce this impressive monograph summarizing the origin, evolution, and biogeography of South American terrestrial turtles. … This well-written, highly informative book on South American turtles will be indispensable to chelonian specialists and institutions with graduate-level programs with interests in South American fauna. ... Read more