The latest freshwater giants: a new Peltocephalus (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) turtle from the Late Pleistocene of the Brazilian Amazon

Overkill of large mammals is recognized as a key driver of Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions in the Americas and Australia. While this phenomenon primarily affected mega-mammals, its impact on large Quaternary reptiles has been debated. Freshwater turtles, due to the scarcity of giant forms in the...

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Published in:	Biology letters (2005) Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 20240010
Main Authors:	Ferreira, G S, Nascimento, E R, Cadena, E A, Cozzuol, M A, Farina, B M, Pacheco, M L A F, Rizzutto, M A, Langer, M C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 13-03-2024
Subjects:	Animals Brazil Fresh Water Humans Mammals Phylogeny Reptiles Turtles Brazil Testudines body size giant reptiles Amazon basin vertebrate palaeontology megafauna
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