Evolution and Development of Turtles

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Ingmar Werneburg (*1981 in Erfurt / Thüringen) studied biology and prehistory in Jena. At the “Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie" he did his Diploma on the Comparative Anatomy of the jaw musculature of needlefishs and their allies (Teleostei, Beloniformes). From 2007 to 2010 he was a PhD-student at the “Paläontologisches Institut und Museum der Universiät Zürich”. His thesis, presented here, concerns the evolution and development of turtles: Temporal and spatial shifts of embryological characters result in a different anatomy of adult organisms. Firstly, temporal patterns were studied in the organogenesis of 23 land vertebrates. To test the evolutionary position of turtles, a new analytical technique was used as well as new character definitions as introduced herein. Secondly, the cranial musculature of turtles was studied, which shows a very plastic and variable development. A system is proposed to deal with the spatial patterns of this elusive organ complex. The presented observations enable a very heterogenic view into the anatomy of turtles and enable as a whole new approaches to understand evolutionary processes and to make those accessible for studies in biological systematics.

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