Name - Aldabrachelys

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1635932 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Aldabrachelys Loveridge & Williams 1957

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Recent Publications

• The giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys, and its bearing on the biogeography and dispersal of terrestrial biota in the Western Indian Ocean.
• Evolution and divergence of tortoises of the Western Indian Ocean.
• Ecology and status of Western Indian Ocean Aldabrachelys giant tortoises.
• Late Holocene spread of pastoralism coincides with endemic megafaunal extinction on Madagascar.
• Dietary isotopes of Madagascar's extinct megafauna reveal holocene browsing and grazing guilds.

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