New pelomedusoid turtles from the late Palaeocene Cerrejón Formation of Colombia and their implications for phylogeny and body size evolution

@article{Cadena2012NewPT,
  title={New pelomedusoid turtles from the late Palaeocene Cerrej{\'o}n Formation of Colombia and their implications for phylogeny and body size evolution},
  author={Edwin Alberto Cadena and Daniel T. Ksepka and Carlos Jaramillo and Jonathan I. Bloch},
  journal={Journal of Systematic Palaeontology},
  year={2012},
  volume={10},
  pages={313 - 331}
}
  • E. CadenaD. Ksepka J. Bloch
  • Published 17 May 2012
  • Environmental Science, Geography, Biology
  • Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Pelomedusoides comprises five moderate-sized extant genera with an entirely Southern Hemisphere distribution, but the fossil record of these turtles reveals a great diversity of extinct taxa, documents several instances of gigantism, and indicates a complex palaeobiogeographical history for the clade. Here, we report new pelomedusoid turtle fossils from the late Palaeocene Cerrejón Formation of Colombia. The most complete of these is represented by a large skull (condylobasal length = 16 cm… 
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