Artículo
New remains of the aquatic turtle Hydromedusa casamayorensis (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the middle Eocene of Patagonia: taxonomic validation and phylogenetic relationships
Maniel, Ignacio Jorge
; de la Fuente, Marcelo Saul
; Sterli, Juliana
; Jannello, Juan Marcos
; Krause, Javier Marcelo
Fecha de publicación:
11/2018
Editorial:
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Revista:
Papers in Palaeontology
ISSN:
2056-2802
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Twenty-seven new specimens recovered from lower levels of the Sarmiento Formation (Casamayoran SALMA, middle Eocene) in the ‘Cañadón Hondo’ area, Chubut (Argentina), bring new information on the Palaeogene long-necked chelid Hydromedusa casamayorensis. The discovery of cranial and postcranial remains allows a complete description of the only known extinct species of the genus Hydromedusa recognizing diagnostic characters that revalidate the taxonomic status of this species. Hydromedusa casamayorensis is incorporated into a cladistic framework of chelid turtles. The unconstrained and constrained phylogenetic analyses recovered H. casamayorensis as a sister taxon of Hydromedusa maximiliani plus H. tectifera. A Danian age is proposed at least for the origin of the Hydromedusa clade, while a Late Cretaceous age is suggested for the split from the Yaminuechelys clade. Great differences in size are documented for H. casamayorensis based on the various specimens recovered from this study. The osteohistological study in H. casamayorensis and H. tectifera shows similarities in the internal cortex and cancellous bone of both taxa, but some differences are observed in the external cortex of H. casamayorensis (e.g. a parallel fibred bone on the more external surface of this cortex).
Palabras clave:
CHELIDAE
,
HYDROMEDUSA
,
OSTEOHISTOLOGY
,
PALAEOGENE
,
PATAGONIA
,
SOUTH AMERICA
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Articulos(CCT - MENDOZA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - MENDOZA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - MENDOZA
Articulos(IANIGLA)
Articulos de INST. ARG. DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CS. AMBIENT
Articulos de INST. ARG. DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CS. AMBIENT
Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Citación
Maniel, Ignacio Jorge; de la Fuente, Marcelo Saul; Sterli, Juliana; Jannello, Juan Marcos; Krause, Javier Marcelo; New remains of the aquatic turtle Hydromedusa casamayorensis (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the middle Eocene of Patagonia: taxonomic validation and phylogenetic relationships; Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Papers in Palaeontology; 4; 4; 11-2018; 537-566
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