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The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle
Cadena, E.-A.; Scheyer, T.M.; Carrillo-Briceño, J.D.; Sánchez, R.; Aguilera-Socorro, O.A.; Vanegas, A.; Pardo, M.; Hansen, D.M.; Sanchez-Villagra, M.R. (2020). The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle. Science Advances 6(7): eaay4593. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay4593
In: Science Advances. AAAS: New York. ISSN 2375-2548; e-ISSN 2375-2548
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    Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) [WoRMS]
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  • Cadena, E.-A.
  • Scheyer, T.M.
  • Carrillo-Briceño, J.D.
  • Sánchez, R.
  • Aguilera-Socorro, O.A.
  • Vanegas, A.
  • Pardo, M.
  • Hansen, D.M.
  • Sanchez-Villagra, M.R.
Abstract
    Despite being among the largest turtles that ever lived, the biology and systematics of Stupendemys geographicus remain largely unknown because of scant, fragmentary finds. We describe exceptional specimens and new localities of S. geographicus from the Miocene of Venezuela and Colombia. We document the largest shell reported for any extant or extinct turtle, with a carapace length of 2.40 m and estimated mass of 1.145 kg, almost 100 times the size of its closest living relative, the Amazon river turtle Peltocephalus dumerilianus, and twice that of the largest extant turtle, the marine leatherback Dermochelys coriacea. The new specimens greatly increase knowledge of the biology and evolution of this iconic species. Our findings suggest the existence of a single giant turtle species across the northern Neotropics, but with two shell morphotypes, suggestive of sexual dimorphism. Bite marks and punctured bones indicate interactions with large caimans that also inhabited the northern Neotropics.
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