Basic morphological data of native Czech Emys orbicularis revealed by subfossil finds |
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Authors: | Pavel ?iroky Stanislav Stuchlík Uwe Fritz and Ji?í Moravec |
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Institution: | Pavel ?iroky, Stanislav Stuchlík, Uwe Fritz and Ji?í Moravec |
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Abstract: | Holocene Czech Emys orbicularis are rare in museum collections because the species disappeared from this region centuries ago. Fifteen reconstructed shells
of subfossil Czech specimens of E. orbicularis (ranging in age from 3800–3500 BC to 1300 AD) from archaeological sites were used to assess basic morphological data. Our
results provide evidence that the extinct Czech turtles fall into the size range of extant Central European E. orbicularis populations from the Hungarian Lowland. Maximum male and female straight-line carapacial lengths of the Czech specimens reached
at least 160 and 175 mm, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Emys orbicularis subfossil specimens morphology former distribution Czech Republic |
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