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Shvets S. D., Obraztsova E. M., Danilov I. G. Skull morphology of the Early Cretaceous Kirgizemys dmitrievi Nessov et Khozatsky 1981 (Macrobaenoidea) based on computer tomography. Current Studies in Herpetology, 2026, vol. 26, iss. 1, pp. 90-93. DOI: 10.18500/1814-6090-2026-26-1-2-90-93, EDN: ZQXKGM
Skull morphology of the Early Cretaceous Kirgizemys dmitrievi Nessov et Khozatsky 1981 (Macrobaenoidea) based on computer tomography
The paper presents both new and updated data on the structure of the previously described skull of the fossil turtle Kirgizemys dmitrievi (Macrobaenoidea) from the Lower Cretaceous of Buryatia (Russia), based on the study of its segmented 3D model. Some features of the craniology of this species have not been previously noted for Macrobaenoidea or have been incorrectly interpreted. Additionally, the state of individual features of the skull structure of Kirgizemys hoburensis from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia is clarified. In general, the skull morphology of turtles of the genus Kirgizemys demonstrates an intermediate level of development of structures between representatives of Xinjiangchelyidae and more advanced cryptodires.
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