Pliocene chelonian fossil eggs from Gran Canaria, Canary islands

Thirty years ago Macau-Vilar (1958) reported chelonian eggs from Gran Canaria. Analysis of the microstructure of these eggs corroborates this identification. Field studies show that these eggs, which were originally thought to be Miocene in age, are from Pliocene pyroclastic sediments about 3.5–4.5...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Hirsch, Karl F., López-Jurado, Luis Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1987
País:España
Repositorio:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OAI Identifier:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/19925
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/19925
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
2416 Paleontología
240116 Herpetología
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Sumario:Thirty years ago Macau-Vilar (1958) reported chelonian eggs from Gran Canaria. Analysis of the microstructure of these eggs corroborates this identification. Field studies show that these eggs, which were originally thought to be Miocene in age, are from Pliocene pyroclastic sediments about 3.5–4.5 my old.