First study of a shell pathology in the lineage of basal turtles Helochelydridae

Abstract Helochelydridae represents an abundant and diverse clade of basal terrestrial turtles (stem Testudines), known from the Late Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous of both Europe and North America. Despite their relatively well-documented fossil record, no pathology in a member of this lineage has...

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Main Authors: Andrea Guerrero, Alberto Cobos, Adán Pérez-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-08-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00386-1
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