Name - Sandownidae Tong & Meylan 2013

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Original Description Reference

• Morphology and relationships of Brachyopsemys tingitana gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Paleocene of Morocco and recognition of the new eucryptodiran turtle family: Sandownidae. Morphology and evolution of turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc., 2013: i-xix, 1-577. Chapter pagination: 187-212. [Zoological Record Volume 151]

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Recent Publications

• Morphology and relationships of Brachyopsemys tingitana gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Paleocene of Morocco and recognition of the new eucryptodiran turtle family: Sandownidae.
• A new phylogenetic hypothesis of turtles with implications for the timing and number of evolutionary transitions to marine lifestyles in the group.
• A re-description of Sandownia harrisi (Testudinata: Sandownidae) from the Aptian of the Isle of Wight based on computed tomography scans.
• A nomenclature for fossil and living turtles using phylogenetically defined clade names.

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