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A gigantic bizarre marine turtle (Testudines: Chelonioidea) from the Middle Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of South-western Europe

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  • 1. Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici ICTA‑ICP, c/ Columnes s/n, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain & Museu de la Conca Dellà, c/ Museu 4, 25650 Isona, Lleida, Spain.
  • 2. Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici ICTA‑ICP, c/ Columnes s/n, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain & 3Department of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 267/2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.

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Castillo-Visa, Oscar, Luján, Àngel H., Galobart, Àngel, Sellés, Albert (2022): A gigantic bizarre marine turtle (Testudines: Chelonioidea) from the Middle Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of South-western Europe. Scientific Reports 12 (1): 18322, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22619-w, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22619-w

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