Palaeontology: Turtles in Transition

Mike Lee

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.011

Palaeontology: Turtles in Transition

Mike Lee

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Abstract

One of the major remaining gaps in the vertebrate fossil record concerns the origin of turtles. The enigmatic little reptile Eunotosaurus could represent an important transitional form, as it has a rudimentary shell that resembles the turtle carapace.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R513-R515
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	23
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.011
Publication status	Published - 17 Jun 2013

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