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Cearachelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil

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GAFFNEY, EUGENE S., MOODY, RICHARD T. J., WALKER, CYRIL A. (2001): Cearachelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3320: 1-20, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2001)320<0001:AANSNT>2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0082%282001%29320%3C0001%3AAANSNT%3E2.0.CO%3B2

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  • Both postorbitals are preserved in TUTg 1798, but there is some damage and sutures are not entirely clear. However, by using information from both sides, the postorbital in this specimen can be fully restored. The MPSC specimen has only the left postorbital Anteroventrally the postorbital contacts the and that is missing part of its anterior edge. jugal, and posteroventrally it contacts the The postorbital in Cearachelys is a long quadratojugal. Anteromedially the postorbitelement extending from the orbit to the tem- al contacts the frontal, and posteromedially poral skull roof margin, much as in Foxemys. the parietal.
  • the postorbital in Cearachelys contacts the Both premaxillae are present, but dammaxilla in the orbital margin, barely pre- aged, in TUTg 1798. They are absent in the venting jugal exposure in the orbital margin. MPSC specimen.