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A new freshwater turtle (Reptilia, Pleurodira, Podocnemidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Minas Gerais, Brazil

  • 1. Departamento de Biologia, FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo (Brazil) maquinhobio@yahoo.com.br mclanger@ffclrp.usp.br

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França, Marco Aurélio Gallo de, Langer, Max Cardoso (2005): A new freshwater turtle (Reptilia, Pleurodira, Podocnemidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Geodiversitas 27 (3): 391-411, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5372522

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