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Caledonia during the
Pleistocene and
possibly the
Holocene for the latter.
Meiolaniids are part of the
broader grouping of Meiolaniformes,
which contains more...
-
Meiolania is an
extinct genus of
meiolaniid stem-turtle
native to
Australasia throughout much of the Cenozoic.
Meiolania was a
large turtle, with the s****...
- (Meiolaniidae)
likely filled a
similar niche, with Late Pleistocene-Holocene
meiolaniid species being known from Australia, New Caledonia, Lord Howe Island, Vanuatu...
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Ninjemys oweni is an
extinct large meiolaniid stem-turtle from
Pleistocene Queensland and
possibly New
South Wales (Australia). It
overall resembled its...
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Australasia and many
south Pacific islands, but the
distantly related meiolaniid turtles are
thought to have
filled the same niche.
Giant tortoises are...
- mammals, most
notably the
ankylosaurids and the glyptodonts, as well as
meiolaniid turtles. It is
thought that this was a form of
defensive armour or weapon...
- Lesley; Vickers-Rich, Patricia; Rich,
Thomas H. (April 3, 2017). "Oldest
Meiolaniid Turtle Remains from Australia:
Evidence from the
Eocene Kerosene Cr****...
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Niolamia is an
extinct genus of
South American meiolaniid turtle with a long and
complex history. Like its relatives,
Niolamia was a
robust and heavily...
-
extinct genus of
Australian meiolaniid turtle from the
Oligocene or
early Miocene of Riversleigh, Queensland.
While other meiolaniids are
known for
their elaborate...
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Gaffneylania is an
extinct genus of
meiolaniid turtle from the
Eocene of Patagonia.
Gaffneylania is
among the
earliest known meiolaniids and, much like its later...
