Turtle (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Li, Chun; Xiao-Chun Wu; Olivier Rieppel; Li-Ting Wang; Li-Jun Zhao (November 27, 2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China". Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.
Li C. et al 2008. An ancestral turtle from the late Triassic of southwestern China (2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China" (PDF). Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Rieppel O. & DeBraga M. 1996. Turtles as diapsid reptiles (1996). "Turtles as diapsid reptiles" (PDF). Nature. 384 (6608): 453–5. Bibcode:1996Natur.384..453R. doi:10.1038/384453a0. S2CID 4264378.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Mannena, Hideyuki & Li, Steven S. 1999. Molecular evidence for a clade of turtles (1999). "Molecular Evidence for a Clade of Turtles". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 13 (1): 144–148. Bibcode:1999MolPE..13..144M. doi:10.1006/mpev.1999.0640. PMID 10508547.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Zardoya R. & Meyer A. 1998. Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles (1998). "Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 95 (24): 14226–14231. Bibcode:1998PNAS...9514226Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.24.14226. PMC 24355. PMID 9826682.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Roos, Jonas; Aggarwal, Ramesh K. & Janke, Axel 2007 Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary (2007). "Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (2): 663–673. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45..663R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.018. PMID 17719245.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Joyce, W. G.; Lucas, S. G.; Scheyer, T. M.; Heckert, A. B.; Hunt, A. P. (2009). "A thin-shelled reptile from the Late Triassic of North America and the origin of the turtle shell". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 276 (1656): 507–513. Bibcode:2009PBioS.276..507J. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1196. PMC 2664348. PMID 18842543.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

Li, Chun; Xiao-Chun Wu; Olivier Rieppel; Li-Ting Wang; Li-Jun Zhao (November 27, 2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China". Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.
Mannena, Hideyuki & Li, Steven S. 1999. Molecular evidence for a clade of turtles (1999). "Molecular Evidence for a Clade of Turtles". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 13 (1): 144–148. Bibcode:1999MolPE..13..144M. doi:10.1006/mpev.1999.0640. PMID 10508547.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Roos, Jonas; Aggarwal, Ramesh K. & Janke, Axel 2007 Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary (2007). "Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (2): 663–673. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45..663R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.018. PMID 17719245.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Benton M J., Michael J. (2000). Vertebrate Paleontology (2nd ed.). London: Blackwell Science. ISBN 978-0-632-05614-9., 3rd ed. 2004 ISBN 978-0-632-05637-8

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; Simple English: 2^nd place)

Li, Chun; Xiao-Chun Wu; Olivier Rieppel; Li-Ting Wang; Li-Jun Zhao (November 27, 2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China". Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (2017). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.) (PDF). Vol. 7. pp. 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 9781532350269. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
Li C. et al 2008. An ancestral turtle from the late Triassic of southwestern China (2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China" (PDF). Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Rieppel O. & DeBraga M. 1996. Turtles as diapsid reptiles (1996). "Turtles as diapsid reptiles" (PDF). Nature. 384 (6608): 453–5. Bibcode:1996Natur.384..453R. doi:10.1038/384453a0. S2CID 4264378.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Mannena, Hideyuki & Li, Steven S. 1999. Molecular evidence for a clade of turtles (1999). "Molecular Evidence for a Clade of Turtles". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 13 (1): 144–148. Bibcode:1999MolPE..13..144M. doi:10.1006/mpev.1999.0640. PMID 10508547.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Zardoya R. & Meyer A. 1998. Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles (1998). "Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 95 (24): 14226–14231. Bibcode:1998PNAS...9514226Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.24.14226. PMC 24355. PMID 9826682.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Iwabe N. et al 2004. Sister group relationship of turtles to the bird-crocodilian clade revealed by nuclear DNA-coded proteins (2005). "Sister Group Relationship of Turtles to the Bird-Crocodilian Clade Revealed by Nuclear DNA–Coded Proteins". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 22 (4): 810–813. doi:10.1093/molbev/msi075. PMID 15625185. Retrieved 2010-12-31.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Roos, Jonas; Aggarwal, Ramesh K. & Janke, Axel 2007 Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary (2007). "Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (2): 663–673. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45..663R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.018. PMID 17719245.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Katsu Y. et al 2010. From reptilian phylogenomics to reptilian genomes: analyses of c-Jun and DJ-1 proto-oncogenes (2009). "From Reptilian Phylogenomics to Reptilian Genomes: Analyses of c-Jun and DJ-1 Proto-Oncogenes". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 127 (2–4): 79–93. doi:10.1159/000297715. PMID 20234127. S2CID 12116018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Joyce, W. G.; Lucas, S. G.; Scheyer, T. M.; Heckert, A. B.; Hunt, A. P. (2009). "A thin-shelled reptile from the Late Triassic of North America and the origin of the turtle shell". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 276 (1656): 507–513. Bibcode:2009PBioS.276..507J. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1196. PMC 2664348. PMID 18842543.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; Simple English: 5^th place)

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Li, Chun; Xiao-Chun Wu; Olivier Rieppel; Li-Ting Wang; Li-Jun Zhao (November 27, 2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China". Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.
Li C. et al 2008. An ancestral turtle from the late Triassic of southwestern China (2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China" (PDF). Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Mannena, Hideyuki & Li, Steven S. 1999. Molecular evidence for a clade of turtles (1999). "Molecular Evidence for a Clade of Turtles". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 13 (1): 144–148. Bibcode:1999MolPE..13..144M. doi:10.1006/mpev.1999.0640. PMID 10508547.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Zardoya R. & Meyer A. 1998. Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles (1998). "Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 95 (24): 14226–14231. Bibcode:1998PNAS...9514226Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.24.14226. PMC 24355. PMID 9826682.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Iwabe N. et al 2004. Sister group relationship of turtles to the bird-crocodilian clade revealed by nuclear DNA-coded proteins (2005). "Sister Group Relationship of Turtles to the Bird-Crocodilian Clade Revealed by Nuclear DNA–Coded Proteins". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 22 (4): 810–813. doi:10.1093/molbev/msi075. PMID 15625185. Retrieved 2010-12-31.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Roos, Jonas; Aggarwal, Ramesh K. & Janke, Axel 2007 Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary (2007). "Extended mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses yield new insight into crocodylian evolution and their survival of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (2): 663–673. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45..663R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.018. PMID 17719245.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Katsu Y. et al 2010. From reptilian phylogenomics to reptilian genomes: analyses of c-Jun and DJ-1 proto-oncogenes (2009). "From Reptilian Phylogenomics to Reptilian Genomes: Analyses of c-Jun and DJ-1 Proto-Oncogenes". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 127 (2–4): 79–93. doi:10.1159/000297715. PMID 20234127. S2CID 12116018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Joyce, W. G.; Lucas, S. G.; Scheyer, T. M.; Heckert, A. B.; Hunt, A. P. (2009). "A thin-shelled reptile from the Late Triassic of North America and the origin of the turtle shell". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 276 (1656): 507–513. Bibcode:2009PBioS.276..507J. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1196. PMC 2664348. PMID 18842543.

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Zardoya R. & Meyer A. 1998. Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles (1998). "Complete mitochondrial genome suggests diapsid affinities of turtles". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 95 (24): 14226–14231. Bibcode:1998PNAS...9514226Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.24.14226. PMC 24355. PMID 9826682.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Joyce, W. G.; Lucas, S. G.; Scheyer, T. M.; Heckert, A. B.; Hunt, A. P. (2009). "A thin-shelled reptile from the Late Triassic of North America and the origin of the turtle shell". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 276 (1656): 507–513. Bibcode:2009PBioS.276..507J. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1196. PMC 2664348. PMID 18842543.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; Simple English: 8^th place)

All but ageless: turtles face their biggest threat: humans

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Iwabe N. et al 2004. Sister group relationship of turtles to the bird-crocodilian clade revealed by nuclear DNA-coded proteins (2005). "Sister Group Relationship of Turtles to the Bird-Crocodilian Clade Revealed by Nuclear DNA–Coded Proteins". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 22 (4): 810–813. doi:10.1093/molbev/msi075. PMID 15625185. Retrieved 2010-12-31.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Li C. et al 2008. An ancestral turtle from the late Triassic of southwestern China (2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China" (PDF). Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Rieppel O. & DeBraga M. 1996. Turtles as diapsid reptiles (1996). "Turtles as diapsid reptiles" (PDF). Nature. 384 (6608): 453–5. Bibcode:1996Natur.384..453R. doi:10.1038/384453a0. S2CID 4264378.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

sandiegozoo.org (Global: 9,384^th place; Simple English: 1,763^rd place)

The word 'terrapin' is derived from the Algonquian word for this animal. "San Diego Zoo's animal bytes: turtle & tortoise". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; Simple English: 11^th place)

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Li, Chun; Xiao-Chun Wu; Olivier Rieppel; Li-Ting Wang; Li-Jun Zhao (November 27, 2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China". Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.
Li C. et al 2008. An ancestral turtle from the late Triassic of southwestern China (2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China" (PDF). Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Rieppel O. & DeBraga M. 1996. Turtles as diapsid reptiles (1996). "Turtles as diapsid reptiles" (PDF). Nature. 384 (6608): 453–5. Bibcode:1996Natur.384..453R. doi:10.1038/384453a0. S2CID 4264378.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Katsu Y. et al 2010. From reptilian phylogenomics to reptilian genomes: analyses of c-Jun and DJ-1 proto-oncogenes (2009). "From Reptilian Phylogenomics to Reptilian Genomes: Analyses of c-Jun and DJ-1 Proto-Oncogenes". Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 127 (2–4): 79–93. doi:10.1159/000297715. PMID 20234127. S2CID 12116018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

tortoisetrust.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

James E. Barzyk Turtles in crisis: the Asian food markets. The article itself is not dated, but mostly refers to data in the range 1995–2000.

turtleconservancy.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

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Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (2017). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.) (PDF). Vol. 7. pp. 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 9781532350269. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

webcitation.org (Global: 25^th place; Simple English: 19^th place)

The word 'terrapin' is derived from the Algonquian word for this animal. "San Diego Zoo's animal bytes: turtle & tortoise". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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Li, Chun; Xiao-Chun Wu; Olivier Rieppel; Li-Ting Wang; Li-Jun Zhao (November 27, 2008). "An ancestral turtle from the Late Triassic of southwestern China". Nature. 456 (7221): 497–501. Bibcode:2008Natur.456..497L. doi:10.1038/nature07533. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 19037315. S2CID 4405644.

Turtle (Simple English Wikipedia)

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14th place; Simple English: 17th place)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

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