A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia

A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia

The new species Chelodina (Chelodina) murrayi is described from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of central Australia, in the Northern Territory. The new species is based on shell fragments and can be diagnosed by a ventrally reflexed anterior margin of the plastron, a ventrally narrowed cervica...

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Main Author: Adam M. Yates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013-10-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Chelidae
Miocene
Alcoota
Waite Formation
Chelodina
Australia
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/170.pdf
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spelling doaj-80dcc2f7a978481799a0baa2495259fa2020-11-25T00:29:08ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592013-10-011e17010.7717/peerj.170170A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, AustraliaAdam M. Yates0Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, Museum of Central Australia, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, AustraliaThe new species Chelodina (Chelodina) murrayi is described from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of central Australia, in the Northern Territory. The new species is based on shell fragments and can be diagnosed by a ventrally reflexed anterior margin of the plastron, a ventrally narrowed cervical scute and strongly dorsally curved margins of the carapace extending from approximately peripheral two to peripheral nine or ten as well as by a unique combination of characters. Within Chelodina the new species is part of the nominal subgenus and within that subgenus it is most closely related to the Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae species group. This is not only the oldest record but also the most southerly occurrence of this species group.https://peerj.com/articles/170.pdfChelidaeMioceneAlcootaWaite Formation Chelodina Australia
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A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia
PeerJ
Chelidae
Miocene
Alcoota
Waite Formation
Chelodina
Australia
author_facet Adam M. Yates
author_sort Adam M. Yates
title A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia
title_short A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia
title_full A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia
title_fullStr A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia
title_full_unstemmed A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia
title_sort new species of long-necked turtle (pleurodira: chelidae: chelodina) from the late miocene alcoota local fauna, northern territory, australia
publisher PeerJ Inc.
series PeerJ
issn 2167-8359
publishDate 2013-10-01
description The new species Chelodina (Chelodina) murrayi is described from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna of central Australia, in the Northern Territory. The new species is based on shell fragments and can be diagnosed by a ventrally reflexed anterior margin of the plastron, a ventrally narrowed cervical scute and strongly dorsally curved margins of the carapace extending from approximately peripheral two to peripheral nine or ten as well as by a unique combination of characters. Within Chelodina the new species is part of the nominal subgenus and within that subgenus it is most closely related to the Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae species group. This is not only the oldest record but also the most southerly occurrence of this species group.
topic Chelidae
Miocene
Alcoota
Waite Formation
Chelodina
Australia
url https://peerj.com/articles/170.pdf
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