Name - Chelus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1165615 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Chelus Dumeril 1806

• Chelus Fischer 1808

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Consideraciones sobre la sistematica de las tortugas del genero Chelus (Pleurodira: Chelinae) y nuevas evidencias fosiles del Mioceno de Colombia y Venezuela.
• Early to Middle Miocene turtles from the northernmost tip of South America: giant testudinids, chelids, and podocnemidids from the Castilletes Formation, Colombia.
• Report on the finding of remains of Hilarcotherium sp. (Mammalia, Astrapotheria) and associated material in a new fossil locality in the Lower Valley of Magdalena, Zapatosa wetlands, Cesar, Colombia.
• Rapid species and river-of-origin determination for matamata turtles (Chelus sp.) using real-time PCR: Facilitating rapid return of trafficked specimens back to the wild.
• New insights into the fossil record of the turtle genus Chelus Dumeril, 1806 including new specimens with information on cervicals and limb bones.

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