Morphological definition of Eurotestudo (Testudinidae, Chelonii): second part

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• 作者：France de Lapparent de Broin ; Roger Bour ; Jarmo Perä ; lä
• 关键词：Chelonii ; Testudinidae ; Eurotestudo ; Cenozoic-Extant ; Definition ; Morphology
• 刊名：Annales de Paleontologie
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：October-December 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：92
• 期：4
• 页码：325-357
• 全文大小：490 K

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The work represents the second part of the study pertaining to the definition of the genus Eurotestudo. The first part (Ann. Pal. 2006, 92 (3)) concentrated on the introduction to the subject and to the reporting of the morphological data, on which the definition is based. In this second part, results from the cladistic analysis are presented. All the results which are based on a morphological study, justifying the separation of three lineages previously included in Testudo s.l., are examined. External characters derived from extant forms, and congruent with the definition of the genus and its separation from two other taxa, Testudo and Agrionemys (which are redefined), are also presented. The text is followed by appendices listing the examined taxa and materials.