Determinate growth in the Baenidae (Testudines): taxonomic, ecologic, and stratigraphic significance

1 January 1984

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Vol. 3 (3) , 148-151
https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.1984.10011968

Abstract

Members of the family Baenidae cease significant growth and co-ossify the shell as adults. Recognition of adults allows size to be effectively used as a means of taxon discrimination in taxonomic, stratigraphie, and ecologie studies. The feature is used to discriminate the Eocene genera Baena and Chisternon and trace their increase in size through time.

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