A GIANT AMONG GIANTS: A NEW LAND TORTOISE FROM THE PLEISTOCENE OF THE ARGENTINE PAMPAS

Gigantism in terrestrial tortoises occurred frequently and convergently in different lineages of Testudinidae. Despite the fact that giant forms were geographically and stratigraphically widespread in South America, Pleistocene members are still very poorly known, most of them represented by fragme...

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Main Authors: FEDERICO L. AGNOLÍN, NICOLÁS R. CHIMENTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2025-04-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/27229
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