The occurrence of Eocenochelus (Testudines, Pleurodira) from Sardinia supports Palaeogeographic reconstruction of the proximity of the Island to Continental Western Europe during the Eocene
Georgalis, Georgios (University of Zurich. Palaeontological Institute and Museum (Switzerland))
Zoboli, Daniel (Università di Cagliari. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche (Italy))
Pérez-García, Adán (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Espanya). Grupo de Biología Evolutiva)
Pillola, Gian Luigi (Università di Cagliari. Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche (Italy))
Delfino, Massimo (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	In this paper, we describe pleurodire turtle material from the island of Sardinia, Italy, originating from two Eocene localities of the Cixerri Formation. The more complete among the two specimens bears strong resemblance with the continental Western European Eocenochelus eremberti and is tentatively referred to the same species, while the second, less complete specimen is only provisionally referred to the genus Eocenochelus. The new Sardinian turtles add to the so far scarcely documented fossil record of pleurodires in Italy, while it ranks as among the very few Paleogene vertebrates known from the island. The identification of the widespread Eocene Western European genus Eocenochelus in the fossil record of Sardinia supports recent palaeogeographic reconstructions of the island, according to which the Sardinia-Corsica Massif was located rather close to mainland Europe and was subjected to a significant, counterclockwise rotation during the Paleogene.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CGL2016-76431-P Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2019-111488RB-I00
Note:	Altres ajuts: CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Pleurodira ; Testudines ; Paleogene ; Biogeography ; Palaeogeography
Published in:	Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, Vol. 126, Issue 3 (November 2020) , p. 833-846, ISSN 2039-4942

DOI: 10.13130/2039-4942/14443

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