A gravid fossil turtle from the Early Cretaceous reveals a different egg development strategy to that of extant marine turtles
Extant sea turtles develop and lay pliable (flexible) eggs; however, it is unknown whether they inherited this reproductive strategy from their closer fossil relatives or if it represents an evolutionary novelty. Here, we describe the first undisputable gravid marine fossil turtle ever found, from t...
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- Tipo de recurso:
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2019
- Institución:
- Universidad del Rosario
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22746
- Acceso en línea:
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12413
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22746
- Palabra clave:
- Adaptation
Cretaceous
Egg development
Fossil
Reproductive strategy
Turtle
Colombia
Cheloniidae
Protostegidae
Testudines
Fossil eggs
Gravid turtle
Protostegidae
Testudines
Villa de leyva
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