Proterochersis porebensis
Specimen ID: ZPAL V. 39/72
Basic Information
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In collection
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Repository Information
Repository #:
ZPAL V. 39/72
Rights Holder:
Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Address:
Instytut Plaeobiologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, Poland
Warsaw, 00-818
Poland
Warsaw, 00-818
Poland
Curator:
Jolanta Kobylińska
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Preservation
Body
Description:
Mostly complete carapace (missing the sacrum and pelvis, aside from the dorsal part of the left ilium).
References
Primary Reference:
Szczygielski, T. and Sulej, T. 2016. Revision of the Triassic European turtles Proterochersis and Murrhardtia (Reptilia, Testudinata, Proterochersidae), with the description of new taxa from Poland and Germany. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177 (2): 395–427.
Additional References:
Szczygielski, T. and Piechowski, R. 2024. Limb anatomy of the Triassic turtles: appendicular osteology of Proterochersis (Testudinata, Proterochersidae). .
Szczygielski, T., Słowiak, J. and Dróżdż, D. 2018. Shell variability in the stem turtles Proterochersis spp. PeerJ 6: e6134.