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The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution. Others such as: Chubutemys copelloi or Patagoniaemys gasparinae provide clues to the origin of the bizarre horned tortoises of the clade Meiolaniidae. The panpleurodiran species such as Notoemys laticentralis or Notoemys zapatocaensis shed light on the origin of modern pleurodiran turtles.  This book explores aquatic and terrestrial cryptodiran turtles, South Gondwana pleurodiran turtles, North Gondwana pleurodiran turtles; Meiolaniforms and early differentiation of Mesozoic turtles.

Turtles --- Chelonia (Order) --- Cryptodira --- Fresh-water turtles --- Freshwater turtles --- Pleurodira --- Terrapins --- Testudinata --- Testudines --- Tortoises --- Evolution --- Geographical distribution --- Acanthochelys. --- Biogeographic. --- Cryptodiran turtles. --- Earth sciences. --- Paleontology. --- Systems biology. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Earth Sciences. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Systems Biology. --- Reptiles --- Paleontology . --- Evolution (Biology). --- Biological models. --- Models, Biological --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Fossilogy --- Fossilology --- Palaeontology --- Paleontology, Zoological --- Paleozoology --- Historical geology --- Zoology --- Fossils --- Prehistoric animals in motion pictures --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Computational biology --- Bioinformatics --- Biological systems --- Molecular biology --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Plants