The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle

E.-A. Cadena; T. M. Scheyer; J. D. Carrillo-Briceño; R. Sánchez; O. A Aguilera-Socorro; A. Vanegas; M. Pardo; D. M. Hansen; M. R. Sánchez-Villagra

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The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle

E.-A. Cadena ¹,*,
T. M. Scheyer²,
J. D. Carrillo-Briceño²,
R. Sánchez³,
O. A Aguilera-Socorro⁴,
A. Vanegas⁵,
M. Pardo⁶,
D. M. Hansen⁷ and
M. R. Sánchez-Villagra²

¹Universidad del Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Grupo de Investigación Paleontología Neotropical Tradicional y Molecular (PaleoNeo), Bogotá, Colombia.
²Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³Museo de Paleontológico de Urumaco, Alcadía de Urumaco, Urumaco, Venezuela.
⁴Laboratorio de Paleoecologia e Mudanças Globais, Campus de Gragoatá, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁵Vigias del Patrimonio de la Tatacoa, La Victoria, Huila, Colombia.
⁶Museo Geológico José Royo y Gómez, Servicio Geológico Colombiano, Bogotá, Colombia.
⁷Zoological Museum and the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

↵*Corresponding author. Email: edwin.cadena{at}urosario.edu.co

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Science Advances 12 Feb 2020:
Vol. 6, no. 7, eaay4593
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay4593

E.-A. Cadena

Universidad del Rosario, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Grupo de Investigación Paleontología Neotropical Tradicional y Molecular (PaleoNeo), Bogotá, Colombia.

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For correspondence: edwin.cadena@urosario.edu.co

T. M. Scheyer

Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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J. D. Carrillo-Briceño

Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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R. Sánchez

Museo de Paleontológico de Urumaco, Alcadía de Urumaco, Urumaco, Venezuela.

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O. A Aguilera-Socorro

Laboratorio de Paleoecologia e Mudanças Globais, Campus de Gragoatá, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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A. Vanegas

Vigias del Patrimonio de la Tatacoa, La Victoria, Huila, Colombia.

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M. Pardo

Museo Geológico José Royo y Gómez, Servicio Geológico Colombiano, Bogotá, Colombia.

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D. M. Hansen

Zoological Museum and the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.

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M. R. Sánchez-Villagra

Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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