A review of the fossil record of basal Mesozoic turtles

WG Joyce - Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 2017‏ - BioOne
Turtles (Testudinata) are the clade of amniotes characterized by a complete turtle shell. New
insights into the phylogeny of the group have revealed that a diverse assemblage of fossil …

A new xinjiangchelyid turtle from the Middle Jurassic of **njiang, China and the evolution of the basipterygoid process in Mesozoic turtles

M Rabi, CF Zhou, O Wings, S Ge, WG Joyce - BMC evolutionary Biology, 2013‏ - Springer
Background Most turtles from the Middle and Late Jurassic of Asia are referred to the newly
defined clade **njiangchelyidae, a group of mostly shell-based, generalized, small to mid …

A toothed turtle from the Late Jurassic of China and the global biogeographic history of turtles

WG Joyce, M Rabi, JM Clark, X Xu - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2016‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Turtles (Testudinata) are a successful lineage of vertebrates with about
350 extant species that inhabit all major oceans and landmasses with tropical to temperate …

Contrasting brains and bones: neuroanatomical evolution of turtles (Testudinata)

GS Ferreira, I Werneburg, S Lautenschlager… - … of amniotes: new …, 2022‏ - Springer
Turtles are relatively species-poor, but anatomically very distinct from other reptiles, which
yields longstanding debates about their origin among amniotes. On the other hand, an …

Neurovascular anatomy of the protostegid turtle Rhinochelys pulchriceps and comparisons of membranous and endosseous labyrinth shape in an extant turtle

SW Evers, JM Neenan, GS Ferreira… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Chelonioid turtles are the only surviving group of reptiles that secondarily evolved marine
lifestyles during the Mesozoic Early chelonioid evolution is documented by fossils of their …

Digital skull anatomy of the Oligocene North American tortoise Stylemys nebrascensis with taxonomic comments on the species and comparisons with extant …

SW Evers, Z Al Iawati - Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract The anatomy of North American tortoises is poorly understood, despite a rich fossil
record from the Eocene and younger strata. Stylemys nebrascensis is a particularly …

Reassessment of the phylogenetic interrelationships of basal turtles (Testudinata)

J Anquetin - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2012‏ - Taylor & Francis
Recent discoveries from the Late Triassic and Middle Jurassic have significantly improved
the fossil record of early turtles. These new forms offer a unique opportunity to test the …

A review of the fossil record of turtles of the clade Thalassochelydia

J Anquetin, C Püntener, WG Joyce - Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of …, 2017‏ - BioOne
Abstract The Late Jurassic (Oxfordian to Tithonian) fossil record of Europe and South
America has yielded a particularly rich assemblage of aquatic pan-cryptodiran turtles that …

Sensory evolution and ecology of early turtles revealed by digital endocranial reconstructions

S Lautenschlager, GS Ferreira… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
In the past few years, new fossil finds and novel methodological approaches have prompted
intensive discussions about the phylogenetic affinities of turtles and rekindled the debate on …

A review of the carotid artery and facial nerve canal systems in extant turtles

Y Rollot, SW Evers, WG Joyce - PeerJ, 2021‏ - peerj.com
The cranial circulation and innervation systems of turtles have been studied for more than
two centuries and extensively used to understand turtle systematics. Although a significant …