Studia Palaeocheloniologica Salmanticensia

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Revision of «Chelydra Strausi» Schmidt, 1966 (Testudines: Chelydridae: Chelydropsinae) From the Late Pliocene of Willershausen, Germany

  • Hans-Volker Karl
    University of Göttingen hvkarl[at]web.de
  • Elke Gröning
    Clausthal University of Technology
  • Carsten Brauckmann
    Clausthal University of Technology
  • Mike Reich
    University of Göttingen
  • Alexander Gehler
    University of Göttingen

Abstract

The holotype (and hitherto single) specimen (part and counterpart) of Chelydra strausi Schmidt, 1966 from the Late Pliocene of the former clay pit of Willershausen (Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany) is revised for the first time. The main result of the present study is that it belong to the extinct genus Chelydropsis Peters, 1858, where it is preliminary assigned to Ch. aff. nopcsai (Szalai, 1934).
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Karl, H.-V., Gröning, E., Brauckmann, C., Reich, M., & Gehler, A. (2012). Revision of «Chelydra Strausi» Schmidt, 1966 (Testudines: Chelydridae: Chelydropsinae) From the Late Pliocene of Willershausen, Germany. Studia Palaeocheloniologica Salmanticensia, 9, 217–230. Retrieved from https://revistas.usal.es/historico/index.php/Palaeocheloniologica/article/view/9228

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Author Biographies

Hans-Volker Karl

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University of Göttingen
Geoscience Centre of the University of Göttingen. Division Geo-Biology. Goldschmidt Str. 3. D-37077 Göttingen, Germany

Elke Gröning

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Clausthal University of Technology
Institute of Geology and Palaeontology. Clausthal University of Technology. Leibnizstrasse 10. D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld (Alemania).

Carsten Brauckmann

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Clausthal University of Technology
Institute of Geology and Palaeontology. Clausthal University of Technology. Leibnizstrasse 10. D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld (Alemania).

Mike Reich

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University of Göttingen
Geoscience Centre of the University of Göttingen. Department of Geobiology. Goldschmidtstrasse 3. D-37077 Göttingen, (Alemania)

Alexander Gehler

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University of Göttingen
Geoscience Centre of the University of Göttingen. Departament of Isotope Geology. Goldschmidtstrasse 8. D-37077 Göttingen (Alemania)
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