Overcoming polymorphism: a revised list of shell characters for the phylogenetic analysis of soft-shelled turtles (Pan-Trionychidae)
Abstract Soft-shelled turtles (Pan-Trionychidae) are one of the primary clades of turtles with a particularly rich fossil record reaching back to the Early Cretaceous. Yet, the evolution of the group has been difficult to resolve, in part because the fossil record mostly consists of shells and becau...
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| Main Author: | Walter G. Joyce |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Swiss Journal of Palaeontology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00360-x |
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