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February 2014

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The long lost holotype of the Late Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

Holotype of the turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

February 6, 2014

The long lost holotype of the Late Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

In a story worthy of a detective novel, the original holotype of one the first described plesiochelyid turtles was rediscovered by Anquentin et al. The holotype had been thought lost for more than 150 years, but the history of ownership is now determined (including a sale by one owner to finance the restoration of his church). In this paper, the authors re-describe the specimen & revise its taxonomic status -

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February 13, 2014

Hawksbill × loggerhead sea turtle hybrids at Bahia, Brazil: where do their offspring go?

11 citations

674 downloads

3,982 views

Maira C. Proietti, Julia Reisser, Luis F. Marins, Maria A. Marcovaldi, Luciano S. Soares, Danielle S. Monteiro, Sarath Wijeratne, Charitha Pattiaratchi, Eduardo R. Secchi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.255 PubMed 24688839

February 20, 2014

Evidence for protection of targeted reef fish on the largest marine reserve in the Caribbean

8 citations

751 downloads

2,773 views

Fabián Pina-Amargós, Gaspar González-Sansón, Félix Martín-Blanco, Abel Valdivia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.274 PubMed 24688853

February 6, 2014

Alkalinity to calcium flux ratios for corals and coral reef communities: variances between isolated and community conditions

11 citations

547 downloads