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A redescription of GlyptoCHelone SUyCkeRBUykii (Ubaghs, 1879), an enigmatic fossil sea turtle (CHelonioidea) from the Maastrichtian of the Netherlands and Belgium, sheds new light on fossil sea turtle shell variation
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Menon, Juliette C. L., Joyce, Walter G. (2025): A redescription of GlyptoCHelone SUyCkeRBUykii (Ubaghs, 1879), an enigmatic fossil sea turtle (CHelonioidea) from the Maastrichtian of the Netherlands and Belgium, sheds new light on fossil sea turtle shell variation. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (62) 144 (1): 1-37, DOI: 10.1186/s13358-025-00389-y, URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00389-y
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