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The first Pan-Podocnemididae turtle egg from the Presidente Prudente Formation (Late Cretaceous, Bauru Group), Brazil

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Author(s):
Marsola, Julio C. De A. [1] ; Grellet-Tinner, Gerald [2, 3] ; Montefeltro, Felipe C. [4] ; Langer, Max C. [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, FFCLRP, Lab Paleontol Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040901 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Orcas Isl Museum, Eastsound, WA 98245 - USA
[3] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, CRILAR, Dept Geociencias, RA-1033 Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, Rio Claro - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zootaxa; v. 3872, n. 2, p. 187-194, OCT 8 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Pan-Podocnemididae turtles are ubiquitous in Late Cretaceous rocks of the Bauru Group in southeastern Brazil. This group of side-necked turtles is particularly abundant in a turtle-bearing site of the Presidente Prudente Formation known as Tartaruguito. Here, we describe the first turtle egg (LPRP-USP 0052) from the Tartaruguito site. LPRP-USP 0052 is nearly complete but misses a pole and measures 5,1 and 2,9-2,2 centimeters due to its flattened minor axis. The egg morphology and microstructure were analyzed by observations performed with CT, Optic Microscopy, Scanning Electronic Microscopy and Wave Dispersion Energy analyses. The eggshell ranges from 145 to 160 micrometers thick. Considering the matching morphology of the new specimen and its provenance from the stratigraphic horizon that yielded only the podocnemidids Bauruemys and Roxochelys, it is most likely that LPRP-USP 0052 was produced by a podocnemidid turtle. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/11358-3 - The Crocodyliformes OTIC region, evolutive and PALEOEBIOLOGICAL implications
Grantee:Felipe Chinaglia Montefeltro
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 10/14797-0 - Fossil eggs of Crocodyliforms from Upper Cretaceous of Bauru Group, regions of Campina Verde, Minas Gerais State, and Presidente Prudente, São Paulo State
Grantee:Júlio Cesar de Almeida Marsola
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master