A global phylogeny of Pelomedusoides turtles with new material of Neochelys franzeni Schleich, 1993 (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from the middle Eocene, Messel Pit, of Germany [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Background. Neochelys franzeni Schleich, 1993 is the only pleurodire or side-necked turtle from the middle Eocene, Messel Pit (the first UNESCO, World Natural Heritage Site in Germany, since 1995).
Edwin Cadena
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New records of digeneans from Podocnemis spp. (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from Iquitos, Peru
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2011 We obtained 8 digestive tract of the turtle Podocnemis expansa and 18 of P. unifilis from the Belen market (Iquitos, Peru). Only digeneans were studied and identified.
Manuel Tantaleán +2 more
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2011 El presente trabajo analiza aspectos de alimentación en medio natural de la tortuga, Peltocephalus dumerilianus (Testudines: Podocnemididae; cabezón), a partir de muestras de contenidos alimenticios tomados de estómago e intestino grueso de ejemplares ...
Jaime De La Ossa-V. +2 more
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The last marine pelomedusoids (Testudines: Pleurodira): a new species of Bairdemys and the paleoecology of Stereogenyina [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 The extinct Stereogenyina turtles form a relatively diverse Podocnemididae lineage, with twelve described and phylogenetically positioned species.
Gabriel S. Ferreira +3 more
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The use of rocuronium in giant Amazon turtle Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) Uso do rocurônio em tartaruga da Amazônia Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2009 PURPOSE: To determine whether rocuronium would provide safe, short-term immobilization in Podocnemis expansa. METHODS: Twenty P. expansa, weighing on average 1.59 ± 0.28 kg, were subjected to two protocols: G1 0.25 mg/kg IM of rocuronium and 0.07 mg/kg ...
Andréa Cristina Scarpa Bosso +4 more
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Enzymes of energy metabolism in hatchlings of amazonian freshwater turtles (Testudines, Podocnemididae) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2009 The metabolic profiles of selected tissues were analyzed in hatchlings of the Amazonian freshwater turtles Podocnemis expansa, P. unifilis and P. sextuberculata.
WP. Duncan, JL. Marcon
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Abiotic modulators of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) abundances in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2011 Previous studies have demonstrated that river-based surveys can provide an inexpensive source of information for neotropical zoologists, yet little information is available to inform the application of this technique for the long term monitoring of ...
Darren Norris +10 more
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A revision of the pelomedusoid turtle Jainemys pisdurensis from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lameta Formation of India [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Jainemys pisdurensis comb. nov. is an extinct pleurodiran turtle from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of India, previously referred to Carteremys and Shweboemys. The holotype, an eroded skull, had been collected near the village of Pisdura,
Walter G. Joyce, Saswati Bandyopadhyay
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Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2014 La alimentación es uno de los aspectos más importantes en la vida de los organismos. En el grupo de los quelonios acuáticos amazónicos del género Podocnemis este aspecto es descuidado para P. sextuberculata. En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de
AUGUSTO FACHÍN-TERÁN +1 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2016 Knowledge on chemical components of the post-hatching eggshell of reptiles may provide indicators of the quality of the diet offered to females kept in captivity.
Caio Henrique Ferreira +5 more
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