Turtles (Testudinata) are the clade of amniotes characterized by a complete turtle shell. New
insights into the phylogeny of the group have revealed that a diverse assemblage of fossil …

Abstract Background Turtles (Testudinata) are a successful lineage of vertebrates with about
350 extant species that inhabit all major oceans and landmasses with tropical to temperate …

We describe the skull of the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) baenid turtle Trinitichelys hiatti
using micro-computed tomography to provide new insights into the cranial anatomy of basal …

The cranium of turtles (Testudines) is characterized by the secondary reduction of temporal
fenestrae and loss of cranial joints (ie, characteristics of anapsid, akinetic skulls). Evolution …

A recently discovered Norian outcrop in Poręba, Poland, has yielded numerous well-
preserved turtle remains. These, together with historical materials from Germany, enabled …

The Berezovsk coal mine in western Siberia has yielded the most diverse Middle Jurassic
limnic and terrestrial vertebrate assemblage of Asia. The vertebrate remains were recovered …

Findings of terrestrial stem turtles are not uncommon at Mesozoic continental sites in
Laurasia, especially during the Upper Cretaceous. Thus, the record of several lineages is …

New cranial and postcranial remains of the Gondwanan meiolaniform turtle Chubutemys
copelloi Gaffney, Rich, Vickers-Rich, Constantine, Vacca and Kool 2007 from the Lower …

In this contribution we present a new species of horned turtle, G affneylania auricularis gen.
et sp. nov., from the Paleogene of Patagonia. The specimens come from the lower section of …

Abstract The Gobi Desert of southern Mongolia is home to an incredibly rich record of
dinosaurs and other vertebrate fossils from the latest Cretaceous Period. Together, more …