Taxonomic revision of the fossil pulmonate mollusks of Itaboraí Basin (Paleocene), Brazil
The limestones of Itaboraí Basin (Middle Paleocene), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, harbor a rich fossil molluscan fauna consisting exclusively of pulmonate snails, both terrestrial and freshwater. An extensive taxonomic revision of this paleofauna is conducted here. A new genus, Cortana, is described as w...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492013000200001&lng=en&tlng=en |