Definition of Pleurodiran. Meaning of Pleurodiran. Synonyms of Pleurodiran

- cervicals allow the neck to fold onto itself in the vertical plane. Pleurodirans also differ from cryptodirans in the emarginations of their skulls. Skull...
- Rosasia is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Argilas de Aveiro Formation of Portugal. The genus consists of...
- The two groups differ in the way the neck is retracted for protection. Pleurodirans retract their neck to the side and in front of the shoulder girdles,...
- Motelomama is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle that was discovered in the Ypresian Salina Group near Negritos, Peru. The genus consists...
- Sokatra is an extinct genus of pleurodiran turtle, known from the Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation of Madagascar. It belongs to the family...
- Platychelyidae is an extinct family of pan-pleurodiran turtles, known from the Late Jur****ic and Early Cretaceous of Europe, South America, North America...
- and the Pleurodirans. The distinction between these two suborders is based on the mode in which they cover their head and neck. The Pleurodirans, also called...
- Sánchez-Villagra, M. R. (2007). "Carapace Bone Histology in the Giant Pleurodiran Turtle Stupendemys geographicus: Phylogeny and Function". Acta Palaeontologica...
- Species Abundance Notes Images Apertotemporalis A. baharijensis A small pleurodiran turtle, likely belonging to Bothremydidae. Other unnamed species are...
- Nigeremys ("Niger turtle") is an extinct genus of bothremydid pleurodiran turtle from Niger, Mali and Syria. The genus consists exclusively of the combinatio...