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Comparative neuroanatomy of extinct horned turtles (Meiolaniidae) and extant terrestrial turtles (Testudinidae), with comments on the palaeobiological implications of selected endocranial features

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Paulina-Carabajal, Ariana, Sterli, Juliana, Georgi, Justin, Poropat, Stephen F, Kear, Benjamin P (2017): Comparative neuroanatomy of extinct horned turtles (Meiolaniidae) and extant terrestrial turtles (Testudinidae), with comments on the palaeobiological implications of selected endocranial features. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180 (4): 930-950, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw024, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw024

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