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 …

Abstract Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous sediments exposed in the Junggar Basin have
yielded a rich turtle assemblage. Jurassic taxa include the purportedly basal turtle …

The taxonomy, geographic distribution, and paleoenvironmental context of azhdarchid
pterosaurs are reviewed. All purported pteranodontid, tapejarid, and azhdarchid specimens …

This paper reviews shell material of the turtle genus Adocus (Adocidae) from the Late
Cretaceous of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan. Three previously recognized species of Adocus …

通过对前人建议的 26 个生物地层标志化石存在与否的简约分析, 中亚与亚洲中部晚白垩世的陆
生脊椎动物组合的相对层位得到了更清楚的揭示. 此区最古老的组合是乌兹别克斯坦克孜勒库姆 …

This paper is devoted to the description and revision of material of Cretaceous soft-shelled
turtles (Trionychidae) of Mongolia. It includes the description of seven trionychid species, six …

Turtle eggs containing embryos are exceedingly rare in the fossil record. Here, we provide
the first description and taxonomic identification, to our knowledge, of a fossilized embryonic …

Turtles are key components of modern vertebrate faunas and their diversity and distributions
are likely to be affected by anthropogenic climate change. However, there is limited baseline …

A new sauropod, Abdarainurus barsboldi gen. et sp. nov., is described based on several
anterior and one middle caudal vertebrae and chevrons from the Late Cretaceous Alagteeg …

This paper presents a review of all known records of turtles of the family Adocidae in Asia,
including data from 88 localities. New records of adocids (cf.“Adocus” orientalis,“Adocus” sp …