Peltocephalus maturin Ferreira et al., 2024
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Ferreira et al., 2024)
Last record: Late Pleistocene (Ferreira et al., 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Brazilian Amazon
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MERO.PV.H 007 (Ferreira et al., 2024)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ferreira, G. S., Nascimento, E. R., Cadena, E. A., Cozzuol, M. A., Farina, B. M., Pacheco, M. L. A. F., Rizzutto, M. A. and Langer, M. C. (2024). The latest freshwater giants: a new Peltocephalus (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) turtle from the Late Pleistocene of the Brazilian Amazon. Biology Letters 20: 20240010. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0010