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A New Find of a European Pond Tortoise, Emys orbicularis (L.) from The Netherlands: Osteology and Taphonomy
Author(s) -
VAN WIJNGAARDENBAKKER LOUISE H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199612)6:5<443::aid-oa290>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - taphonomy , osteology , tortoise , carapace , salamander , extant taxon , holocene , pleistocene , archaeology , zooarchaeology , geography , biology , zoology , paleontology , evolutionary biology , crustacean
A recent find of a European pond tortoise is presented in relation to former finds of Pleistocene and Holocene age from the Netherlands. The new find, with a 14 C date of 5400±70 years BP, allows for a detailed study of the carapace, plastron and skeletal elements contained within the complete shell.