Comparative cranial morphology of the Late Cretaceous protostegid sea turtle Desmatochelys lowii
Background The phylogenetic placement of Cretaceous marine turtles, especially Protostegidae, is still under debate among paleontologists. Whereas protostegids were traditionally thought to be situated within the clade of recent marine turtles (Chelonioidea), some recent morphological and molecular...
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-12-01
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