TY - JOUR AU - COLLARETA, Alberto AU - NEWMAN, William A. AU - BOSIO, Giulia AU - COLETTI, Giovanni TI - A new chelonibiid from the Miocene of Zanzibar (Eastern Africa) sheds light on the evolution of shell architecture in turtle and whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Coronuloidea) JF - INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY J2 - INTEGR ZOOL PY - 2021 PG - 20 SN - 1749-4877 DO - 10.1111/1749-4877.12554 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32393069 ID - 32393069 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: IAS Post-doctoral Research Grant Scheme; Linnean Society of London; Systematics Association Funding text: AC's visit to the NHMUK was supported by a visitor hosting fee's waiver. The authors also acknowledge, as funding sources for the present research, the IAS Post-doctoral Research Grant Scheme and the Systematics Research Fund (funded by the Linnean Society of London and the Systematics Association to GC). AB - The fossil history of turtle and whale barnacles (Coronuloidea: Chelonibiidae, Platylepadidae, Coronulidae and +Emersoniidae) is fragmentary and has only been investigated in part. Morphological inferences and molecular phylogenetic analyses on extant specimens suggest that the roots of whale barnacles (Coronulidae) are to be found among the chelonibiid turtle barnacles, but the hard-part modifications that enabled early coronuloids to attach to the cetacean skin are still largely to be perceived. Here, we reappraise a fossil chelonibiid specimen from the Miocene of insular Tanzania that was previously referred to the living species Chelonibia caretta. This largely forgotten specimen is here described as the holotype of the new species +Chelonibia zanzibarensis. While similar to C. caretta, +C. zanzibarensis exhibits obvious external longitudinal parietal canals occurring in-between external longitudinal parietal septa that abut outwards to form T-shaped flanges, a character so far regarded as proper of the seemingly more derived Coronulidae and Platylepadidae. Along with these features, the presence of a substrate imprint on the shell exterior indicates that +C. zanzibarensis grasped its host's integument in much the same way as coronulids and platylepadids, albeit without the development of macroscopic parietal buttresses and bolsters. Thin section analyses of the inner parietal architecture of some extant and extinct coronuloids conclusively demonstrate that vestiges of comparable external parietal microstructures are present in some living members of Chelonibiidae. This observation strengthens the unity of Coronuloidea while significantly contributing to our understanding of the evolution of the coronuloid shell structure in adapting to a diverse spectrum of hosts. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Fallon, Bailey R. AU - Boessenecker, Robert W. TI - Multispecies leatherback turtle assemblage from the Oligocene Chandler Bridge and Ashley formations of South Carolina, USA JF - ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA J2 - ACTA PALAEONTOL POL VL - 65 PY - 2020 IS - 4 SP - 763 EP - 776 PG - 14 SN - 0567-7920 DO - 10.4202/app.00740.2020 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34061016 ID - 34061016 AB - Paleogene dermochelyid species richness far exceeded that of today. Leatherback sea turtles were most species rich in the Paleogene, but their richness declined sharply during the Neogene with only one species existing today, Dermochelys coriacea. We describe the fossil remains of three leatherback genera (Natemys, Psephophorus, and Egvptemys) from the upper Oligocene Chandler Bridge Formation and two (Natent vs and Psephophorus) from the lower Oligocene Ashley Formation of South Carolina, USA. The fossils consist of isolated and some associated carapacial ossicles. Several ossicles are referred to Natemys sp. because their scalloped edges are indicative of the campacial sunflower pattern specific to this genus. Additionally, two Natemys morphotypes (siatemys sp. 1 and 2) are distinguished based on differences in ossicle thickness and internal structure. We refer two ossicles to cf. Psephophorus sp. because of their internal diploic structure and because one has a dorsal radial pattern while the other has a prominent ridge that exhibits strong visceral concavity. Finally, we refer one ossicle to cf. Egyptemys sp. because it has a shallow keel that shows little expression on the visceral surface, although we also acknowledge the ossicle's similarity to some ridged ossicles of the genus Psephophorus. These ossicles represent the first multispecies assemblage of leatherback fossils reported worldwide. Furthermore, the specimens fill both temporal and geographic gaps for extinct leatherback genera and represent the first formally described dermochelyids from South Carolina and the Oligocene of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Georgalis, Georgios L. AU - Insacco, Gianni AU - Rook, Lorenzo AU - Spadola, Filippo AU - Delfino, Massimo TI - Turtle remains from the late Miocene of the Cessaniti area, southern Italy-insights for a probable Tortonian chelonian dispersal from Europe to Africa JF - SWISS JOURNAL OF PALAEONTOLOGY J2 - SWISS J PALAEON VL - 139 PY - 2020 IS - 1 PG - 13 SN - 1664-2376 DO - 10.1186/s13358-020-00202-y UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31500718 ID - 31500718 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: University of Florence; NGS [8788-10]; Fondi di Ateneo dell'Universita di Torino; Generalitat de Catalunya (CERCA Program); Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI/FEDER, EU) [CGL2016-76431-P]; [SYNTHESYS GB-TAF-6591]; [SYNTHESYS AT-TAF-5911]; [AT-TAF-1281] Funding text: We thank P. Carone (Tropea), P. Mazza (Firenze), and A.C. Marra (Messina) for discussion and field work at Cessaniti and the late Angelo Varola (Lecce) for the preparation of MSNC 4594. Background field work for this work has been supported by the University of Florence and NGS (8788-10) to LR. Study of extant and extinct turtle specimens for comparative purposes was made possible through travel support grants SYNTHESYS GB-TAF-6591 and SYNTHESYS AT-TAF-5911 to GLG and AT-TAF-1281 to MD and the respective curators of the holding institutions (Sandra Chapman, Silke Schweiger, and Ursula Gohlich) are highly thanked here. Project supported by Fondi di Ateneo dell'Universita di Torino (2018-2019), Generalitat de Catalunya (CERCA Program) and Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (CGL2016-76431-P, AEI/FEDER, EU) to MD. We finally thank the Editor Daniel Marty and the two reviewers, Walter Joyce and an anonymous one, whose comments improved the quality of the manuscript. AB - We here describe turtle remains from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of Cessaniti (Calabria, southern Italy), an area that recently has been palaeogeographically reconstructed as being, at that time of the Neogene, directly connected (or at least rather proximate) to northern Africa, instead of Europe. The material pertains to three different turtle clades, i.e., pan-trionychids, pan-cheloniids, and pan-geoemydids. Although the material is incomplete, it nevertheless permits a more precise identification for the pan-trionychid specimens, which are referred to the species Trionyx pliocenicus, as well as the pan-geoemydid, which is attributed to the genus Mauremys. Especially for the case of T. pliocenicus, the new Cessaniti specimens expand its geographic and stratigraphic distribution and further comprise the sole existing material known for this species, considering that its holotype and so far only known material is currently lost. Overall, besides its taxonomic significance, the Cessaniti chelonian assemblage affords the potential for important biogeographic implications, attesting that the lineages of Trionyx and Mauremys could have potentially used the Sicily-Calabria arch for their dispersal from Europe to Africa during the Tortonian. The new turtle specimens further complement the associated mammal remains in envisaging the Cessaniti assemblage as a mosaic of both African and Eurasian (Pikermian) faunal elements. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Szczygielski, Tomasz AU - Sulej, Tomasz TI - The early composition and evolution of the turtle shell (Reptilia, Testudinata) JF - PALAEONTOLOGY J2 - PALAEONTOLOGY VL - 62 PY - 2019 IS - 3 SP - 375 EP - 415 PG - 41 SN - 0031-0239 DO - 10.1111/pala.12403 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31077826 ID - 31077826 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki), Poland [2016/23/N/NZ8/01823, 2012/07/B/NZ8/02707] Funding text: We thank Rainer Schoch for granting access to the SMNS collection and the loan of SMNS 17755a, Gabriela A. Cisterna for granting access to the PULR collection, Spencer Lucas for granting access to the NMMNH collection, Jun Liu for granting access to IVPP collection, Carl Schweizer for granting access to CSMM collection, ucja Fostowicz-Frelik and Justyna Sowiak for macrophotographs of Prot. porebensis and Prot. robusta and histological consultation, Dawid Drod for preparation of the 3D model of ZPAL V.39/22, Marian Dziewiski for additional photographs of ZPAL V.39/20, Krzysztof Karczewski and Szymon ukasiewicz (Military University of Technology, Warsaw) for production of the CT-scans of SMNS 17755a and ZPAL V.39/22, Robert Bronowicz for histological sections of ZPAL V.39/20, Piotr Bajdek for additional preparation work, as well as the Editor, Juliana Sterli, an anonymous reviewer, and the Production Office for their valuable suggestions and work needed to process and improve this manuscript. TSz is supported by the National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki), Poland, grant no. 2016/23/N/NZ8/01823. TSu was supported during the early stages of this study by the National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki), Poland, grant no. 2012/07/B/NZ8/02707. AB - The shell of the oldest true turtle (Testudinata) branch (Proterochersidae) from the Late Triassic (Norian) of Poland and Germany was built in its anterior and posterior part from an osteodermal mosaic which developed several million years after the plastron, neurals and costal bones. We provide the most detailed description of the shell composition in proterochersids to date, together with a review of the shell composition in other Triassic pantestudinates. A scenario of early evolution of the turtle shell is proposed based on new data, and the possible adaptive meaning of the observed evolutionary changes is discussed. These observations are consistent with the trend of shell simplification previously reported in turtles. Several aspects of proterochersid shell anatomy are intermediate between Odontochelys semitestacea and more derived turtles, supporting their stem phylogenetic position. Three additional ossifications were sutured to xiphiplastra and pelvis in Proterochersis spp. and at least in some individuals the nuchal bone was paired. The peripherals, suprapygals, and pygal bone are most likely to be of osteodermal origin and homologous to the proterochersid shell mosaic. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Zvonok, E. A. AU - Danilov, I. G. TI - Paleogene Turtles of Crimea JF - PALEONTOLOGICAL JOURNAL J2 - PALEONTOL J+ VL - 53 PY - 2019 IS - 1 SP - 62 EP - 73 PG - 12 SN - 0031-0301 DO - 10.1134/S003103011901012X UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31077827 ID - 31077827 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences [AAAA-A17-117030310017-8] Funding text: The work was performed in the framework of the theme of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences no. AAAA-A17-117030310017-8. AB - This paper describes remains of fossil turtles from five Paleogene localities of Crimea. Two are Danian (Ak-Kaya 2 and Sakharnaya Golovka) and three are Bartonian (Ak-Kaya 1, Bakhchisarai and Prolom). The best studied turtle fauna comes from the Ak-Kaya 1 locality and includes three taxa: marine Argillochelys sp. (Cheloniidae) and Cosmochelys sp. (Dermochelyidae), and an unidentified soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae indet.). Argillochelys sp. shows similarities with Argillochelys antiqua (Konig, 1825) from the Eocene of Europe. The new data expands our knowledge of intraspecific variability and the distribution of turtles of the genera Argillochelys and Cosmochelys. Unidentified cheloniids (Bakhchisarai, Prolom, and Sakharnaya Golovka), dermochelyids (Bakhchisarai and Prolom) and trionychids (Ak-Kaya 2 and Prolom) are described from other Paleogene localities of Crimea. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Звонок, Е.А. AU - Данилов, И.Г. AU - Zvonok, E.A. AU - Danilov, I.G. TI - Paleogene Turtles of the Crimea JF - PALEONTOLOGICHESKII ZHURNAL J2 - PALEONTOL ZH PY - 2019 IS - 1 SP - 61 EP - 72 PG - 12 SN - 0031-031X DO - 10.1134/S0031031X19010148 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31077828 ID - 31077828 AB - Описаны ископаемые черепахи из пяти палеогеновых местонахождений Крыма: двух - датского возраста (Ак-Кая 2 и Сахарная Головка) и трех - бартонского возраста (Ак-Кая 1, Бахчисарай и Пролом). Наиболее изученной является фауна черепах местонахождения Ак-Кая 1, которая включает три таксона: морских черепах Argillochelys sp. (Cheloniidae) и Cosmochelys sp. (Dermochelyidae), а также неопределенную трехкоготную черепаху (Trionychidae indet.). Argillochelys sp. обнаруживает сходство с A. antiqua (Konig, 1825) из эоцена Европы. Новые данные расширяют представления о внутривидовой изменчивости и распространении черепах родов Argillochelys и Cosmochelys. Из других палеогеновых местонахождений Крыма описаны неопределенные хелонииды (Бахчисарай, Пролом и Сахарная Головка), дермохелииды (Бахчисарай и Пролом) и трионихиды (Ак-Кая 2 и Пролом).This paper describes remains of fossil turtles from five Paleogene localities of the Crimea, two of which are of the Danian age (Ak-Kaya 2 and Saharnaya Golovka) and three ones are of the Bartonian age (Ak-Kaya 1, Bakhchisaray and Prolom). The most studied is the turtle fauna of Ak-Kaya 1 locality which includes three taxa: sea turtles Argillochelys sp. (Cheloniidae) and Cosmochelys sp. (Dermochelyidae) and indeterminate soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae indet.). Argillochelys sp. shows similarities with Argillochelys antiqua (Konig, 1825) from the Eocene of Europe. New data expands knowledge on the intraspecies variability and distribution of turtles of the genera Argillochelys and Cosmochelys. Indeterminate cheloniids (Bakhchisaray, Prolom and Saharnaya Golovka), dermochelyids (Bakhchisaray and Prolom) and trionychids (Ak-Kaya 2 and Prolom) are described from other Paleogene localities of the Crimea. LA - Russian DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Bianucci, Giovanni AU - Collareta, Alberto AU - Bosio, Giulia AU - Landini, Walter AU - Gariboldi, Karen AU - Gioncada, Anna AU - Lambert, Olivier AU - Malinverno, Elisa AU - de, Muizon Christian AU - Varas-Malca, Rafael AU - Villa, Igor Maria AU - Coletti, Giovanni AU - Urbina, Mario AU - Di, Celma Claudio TI - Taphonomy and palaeoecology of the lower Miocene marine vertebrate assemblage of Ullujaya (Chilcatay Formation, East Pisco Basin, southern Peru) JF - PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY J2 - PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL VL - 511 PY - 2018 SP - 256 EP - 279 PG - 24 SN - 0031-0182 DO - 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.08.013 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34061017 ID - 34061017 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Italian Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca [2012YJSBMK]; National Geographic Society Committee for Research Exploration [9410-13, GEFNE177-16]; University of Pisa [PRA_2017_0032]; Action Thematique Museum (ATM) 'Etat et structure phylogenetique de la biodiversite actuelle et fossile'; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Funding text: This study was supported by a grant from the Italian Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca [PRIN Project, 2012YJSBMK] to G. Bianucci, E. Malinverno, and C. Di Celma, two grants from the National Geographic Society Committee for Research Exploration to G. Bianucci [9410-13] and to O. Lambert [GEFNE177-16], and a grant by the University of Pisa to G. Bianucci [PRA_2017_0032]. Field work by O. Lambert, C. de Muizon, and G. Bianucci in 2010 and 2011 was supported by the Action Thematique Museum (ATM) 'Etat et structure phylogenetique de la biodiversite actuelle et fossile' and by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), with logistical support of the Institut Francais d'Etudes Andines (IFEA) and of the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD). AB - The taphonomy and palaeoecology of the early Miocene (Burdigalian) vertebrate assemblage of Ullujaya (East Pisco Basin, Peru) is here described. Vertebrate remains are concentrated in marine facies (Ct1a association) of the exposed Chilcatay Formation (dated 19-18 Ma) deposited within a 30-40 m deep, semi-enclosed, offshore environment. Coupled with ichnological observations, the size distribution of pyrite framboid relics reveals fluctuation of euxinic and oxic-dysoxic conditions at the seafloor. The assemblage is dominated by toothed cetaceans (kentriodontids, squalodelphinids, physeteroids, and the eurhinodelphinid-like Chilcacetus), together with a large dermochelyid turtle, some bony fish, and diverse elasmobranchs, mostly juveniles of Carcharhinus brachyurus and Cosmopolitodus hastalis. The vertebrate assemblage comprises a coastal community, dominated by mesopredators, representative of a warm-temperate, sheltered embayment connected with riverine and open ocean environments. Vertebrate skeletons are typically disarticulated and incomplete, and some bone elements display shark bite marks. Microborings are observed at the bone surface. Bones exhibit a good degree of apatite mineralisation and bone cavities are locally filled by Ca-Mg carbonates. Our taphonomic observations suggest prolonged flotation of carcasses during which they were subject to biogenic and physical processes of partial destruction (including scavenging by sharks), before final deposition on a soft compact substrate. Preservation was favoured by the oxygen-deficient bottom conditions that inhibited the action of benthic macro-scavengers. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - GEN AU - Cerda, I.A. AU - Desojo, J.B. AU - Scheyer, T.M. TI - Novel data on aetosaur (Archosauria, Pseudosuchia) osteoderm microanatomy and histology: palaeobiological implications VL - 61 PY - 2018 IS - 5 SP - 721 EP - 745 PG - 25 DO - 10.1111/pala.12363 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30354250 ID - 30354250 N1 - Cited By :1 Export Date: 20 December 2018 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Frazier, John G. AU - Azzara, Valentina AU - Munoz, Olivia AU - Marcucci, Lapo Gianni AU - Badel, Emilie AU - Genchi, Francesco AU - Cattani, Maurizio AU - Tosi, Maurizio AU - Delfino, Massimo TI - Remains of Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, at Mid-Late Holocene archaeological sites in coastal Oman: clues of past worlds JF - PEERJ J2 - PEERJ VL - 6 PY - 2018 PG - 34 SN - 2167-8359 DO - 10.7717/peerj.6123 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30553778 ID - 30553778 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Universita di Torino; Generalitat de Catalunya/CERCA Programme; Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) from Spain/European Regional Development Fund of the European Union [CGL2016-76431-P]; Synthesys Programme [AT TAF-1281] Funding text: Massimo Delfino was supported by Universita di Torino (Fondi ex-60%, 2016-2017), Generalitat de Catalunya/CERCA Programme, Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) from Spain/European Regional Development Fund of the European Union (CGL2016-76431-P, and Synthesys Programme (AT TAF-1281). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. AB - Small, irregular isolated bones identified as remains of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) were recovered from Mid to Late Holocene sites at Ra's al-Hamra and Ra's al-Hadd, coastal Oman. These provide the third instance of this animal being documented from any prehistoric site anywhere, and the records provide one of the oldest, if not the oldest, dates for this distinctive chelonian-even though they do not refer to fossils. Decades of research in this region has yielded vast amounts of archeological information, including abundant evidence of intense exploitation and utilization of marine turtles from about 6,500 to 4,000 BP. During part of this period, turtle remains in human burials have been extraordinary; the turtle involved, Chelonia mydas, has been abundant in the region during modern times. Yet despite intense and varied forms of prehistoric marine resource exploitation, and major, long-term archeological work, no other turtle species has been previously authenticated from these, or other coastal sites. The documentation of remains of the largest and most distinctive of living marine turtles, D. coriacea, at Ra's al-Hamra and Ra's al-Hadd, presented herein, provide detailed information that serves as the basis for future interpretations and discussions regarding incomplete, disarticulated remains from the Mid to Late Holocene, particularly in reference to taphonomic questions and diverse environmental conditions. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Zouhri, Samir AU - Khalloufi, Bouziane AU - Bourdon, Estelle AU - De, Broin France De lapparent AU - Rage, Jean-Claude AU - M'Haidrat, Leila AU - Gingerich, Philip D. AU - Elboudali, Najia TI - Marine vertebrate fauna from the late Eocene Samlat Formation of Ad-Dakhla, southwestern Morocco JF - GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE J2 - GEOL MAG VL - 155 PY - 2018 IS - 7 SP - 1596 EP - 1620 PG - 25 SN - 0016-7568 DO - 10.1017/S0016756817000759 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34061018 ID - 34061018 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: National Geographic Society [9202-12]; Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology Funding text: We are grateful to Salvador Bailon (UMR 7194, MNHN, Paris), Philippe Bearez (UMR 7209, MNHN), Gael Clement (UMR 7207, MNHN), Ronald Bottcher and Rupert Wild (SMNS) for access to collections. Pictures were taken by Philippe Loubry (UMR 7207, MNHN). This research was supported by grant 9202-12 from the National Geographic Society and by a grant from the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology. Annelise Folie (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences) and an anymous reviewer provided useful comments on the manuscript. AB - Late Eocene deposits of the Samlat Formation, south of Ad-Dakhla city, southwestern Morocco, have yielded a mixed marine and terrestrial vertebrate fauna. Abundant and diversified chondrichthyans and archaeocete whales have been found, as well as the remains of sirenians and proboscideans. Here we describe the rest of this fossil assemblage which includes actinopterygians, turtles, palaeophiid snakes, crocodiles and pelagornithid seabirds. Actinopterygians are represented by at least two large-sized taxa, a scombroid probably close to the extant Acanthocybium or to the Eocene Aramichthys, and a siluriform related to the Ariidae. Turtles include at least four species represented by shell fragments. This mixed coastal and continental turtle fauna includes one littoral species of Podocnemididae, one or two deep-sea species of Dermochelyidae and one deep-sea species of Cheloniidae. Another turtle species is assigned to the terrestrial Testudinidae. Fragmentary crocodilian remains indicate the presence of undetermined eusuchians tentatively referred to Gavialidae and/or to Crocodylidae. Snake vertebrae are tentatively attributed to the genus Pterosphenus (Palaeophiidae) pending the discovery of new material. Avian remains belong to a large pseudo-toothed bird (Pelagornithidae). Pseudo-tooth morphology resembles that of the late Oligocene - Neogene genus Pelagornis. Additional bird remains are needed for a more precise taxonomic assignment. The fossil assemblage and palaeoenvironment of the upper Eocene deposits of the Samlat Formation appear closely related to those of the upper Eocene - lower Oligocene deposits of the Fayum (Egypt). The initial overview of this fauna provides an important contribution to the study of vertebrate evolution in North Africa near the Eocene-Oligocene transition. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Cerda, Ignacio A AU - Sterli, Juliana AU - Scheyer, Torsten M TI - Bone shell microstructure of Condorchelys antiqua Sterli, 2008, a stem turtle from the Jurassic of Patagonia JF - COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL J2 - CR PALEVOL PY - 2015 SN - 1631-0683 DO - 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.01.004 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/25104713 ID - 25104713 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: NSF [DEB 0946430, DEB 1068089, PICT 2011-0808]; Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_149506] Funding text: The authors thank M. Caffa (MEF) for the skillful preparation of the histological sections. We also thank Drs. G. W. Rougier (University of Louisville, USA) and D. Pol (MEF) and their team for finding the fossils studied here. M. Brosse (PIMUZ) is acknowledged for providing the French translations of parts of the manuscript. We also thank M. Burns and three anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments to improve the manuscript and editor M. Laurin for his editorial work. This study was partially financed by NSF grants DEB 0946430 and DEB 1068089 (to G.W. Rougier), PICT 2011-0808 (to D. Pol) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant no. 31003A_149506 to TMS). LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Werneburg, Ingmar TI - Neck motion in turtles and its relation to the shape of the temporal skull region JF - COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL J2 - CR PALEVOL VL - 14 PY - 2015 IS - 6-7 SP - 527 EP - 548 PG - 22 SN - 1631-0683 DO - 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.01.007 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/25381295 ID - 25381295 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: SNF [P300P3_158526, 31003A_149605]; DFG [WE 5440/1-1, JO 928/1-1] Funding text: Marton Rabi, Michel Laurin, Juliana Sterli, and one anonymous reviewer provided very valuable suggestions to improve the manuscript. I am also grateful to Juliane K. Hinz, Walter G. Joyce, Daisuke B. Koyabu, Marcelo R. Sanchez-Villagra, Torsten M. Scheyer, Rainer R. Schoch, and Adrian Troscher for discussion and support. I thank Michel Laurin and Nathalie Bardet for the invitation to write this paper. The study was supported by Advanced Postdoc Mobility Fund P300P3_158526 of SNF and by DFG fund WE 5440/1-1 granted to I.W., by a DFG fund JO 928/1-1 granted to W.G.J., and by SNF fund 31003A_149605 granted to M.R.S.-V. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Scheyer, TM AU - Danilov, IG AU - Sukhanov, VB AU - Syromyatnikova, EV TI - The shell bone histology of fossil and extant marine turtles revisited JF - BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY J2 - BIOL J LINN SOC VL - 112 PY - 2014 IS - 4 SP - 701 EP - 718 PG - 18 SN - 0024-4066 DO - 10.1111/bij.12265 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/24332875 ID - 24332875 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: DFG [SA469/15]; Swiss National Science Fund [31003A, 127053, 146440]; President of the Russian Federation [NSh-6560.2012.4]; Russian Foundation for Basic Research [14-04-01507] Funding text: We thank David Unwin (Berlin, now Leicester); Alan Resetar, Jamie Ladonski, Olivier Rieppel, and William Simpson (Chicago); Anne Schulp (Maastricht); Walter Joyce (Yale, now Fribourg); Edith Muller (Solothurn); and Ronald Boettcher and Andreas Schluter (Stuttgart), for providing the material for the study. Most taxa mentioned in the present study were sampled in the process of a doctoral thesis (Scheyer, 2007) under the supervision of Martin Sander (Bonn, former DFG grant number SA469/15). Massimo Delfino (Torino) and Ingmar Werneburg (Tubingen) are thanked for additional discussions and Olaf Dulfer (Bonn), Lisa Rager (Stuttgart), Leonie Pauli, and Julia Huber (Zurich) are thanked for their help with preparing thin sections. Michel Laurin (Paris) and Marc Girondot (Paris) are thanked for providing information and assistance with respect to using BONE PROFILER. Last of all, we would like to thank Alexandra Houssaye and Dorota Konietzko-Meier (Bonn) for organizing the Paleohistology-symposium at the 10th ICVM in Barcelona, 2013, John Allen and Alexandra Houssaye for their editorial efforts, as well as Jeremy Anquetin (Porrentruy) and an anonymous reviewer for their constructive criticism. This study was partly funded by the Swiss National Science Fund numbers 31003A, 127053, and 146440 (to TMS), the President of the Russian Federation to the Leading Scientific Schools (NSh-6560.2012.4), and a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (No. 14-04-01507). LA - English DB - MTMT ER -