A morphological description of Baptemys wyomingensis and an analysis of its phylogenetic relationship within Kinosternoidea

The clade Kinosternoidea consists of the extant mud and musk turtles (Kinosternidae) and the Central American river turtle Dermatemys mawii. Baptemys, an Eocene turtle taxon from North America, has historically been allied to D. mawii within Dermatemydidae, but this relationship has never been rigor...

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Main Author: Knauss, Georgia Ellen
Other Authors: Brochu, Christopher A. (Christopher Andrew), 1967-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2014
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4665
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5181&context=etd