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Sokatra, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Late Cretaceous, Madagascar) and the Diversification of the Main Groups of Pelomedusoides

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Gaffney, Eugene S., Krause, David W. (2011): Sokatra, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Late Cretaceous, Madagascar) and the Diversification of the Main Groups of Pelomedusoides. American Museum Novitates 2011 (3728): 1-28, DOI: 10.1206/3728.2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3728.2

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