We here describe turtle remains from the late Miocene (Tortonian) of Cessaniti (Calabria, southern Italy), an area that recently has been palaeogeographically reconstructed as being, at that time of the Neogene, directly connected (or at least rather proximate) to northern Africa, instead of Europe. The material pertains to three different turtle clades, i.e., pan-trionychids, pan-cheloniids, and pan-geoemydids. Although the material is incomplete, it nevertheless permits a more precise identification for the pan-trionychid specimens, which are referred to the species Trionyx pliocenicus, as well as the pan-geoemydid, which is attributed to the genus Mauremys. Especially for the case of T. pliocenicus, the new Cessaniti specimens expand its geographic and stratigraphic distribution and further comprise the sole existing material known for this species, considering that its holotype and so far only known material is currently lost. Overall, besides its taxonomic significance, the Cessaniti chelonian assemblage affords the potential for important biogeographic implications, attesting that the lineages of Trionyx and Mauremys could have potentially used the Sicily–Calabria arch for their dispersal from Europe to Africa during the Tortonian. The new turtle specimens further complement the associated mammal remains in envisaging the Cessaniti assemblage as a mosaic of both African and Eurasian (Pikermian) faunal elements.

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乌龟遗骸来自意大利南部切萨尼蒂地区中新世晚期-可能是从欧洲到非洲的可能的托隆式凯隆人传播

这里我们描述的是Cessaniti（意大利南部卡拉布里亚）中新世晚期（Tortonian）的海龟遗骸，该地区最近被古地理重建，当时是新近纪时期，与北部直接相连（或至少接近）非洲，而不是欧洲。该材料涉及三种不同的乌龟进化枝，即，泛三甲,、泛螯足和泛地甲虫。尽管材料不完整，但仍可以更精确地识别泛三生chi标本（被称为三角triTrionyx phiocenicus物种）以及泛土生甲虫（pan-geoemydid）（归因于Mauremys属）。特别是对于T. pliocenicus，新的切塞尼蒂标本扩大了其地理和地层分布，并进一步包括该物种已知的唯一现有材料，考虑到其完整型和目前仅已知材料丢失。总的来说，除了其分类学意义外，切萨尼蒂che族人集合体还具有潜在的重要生物地理意义，证明了ony鸟和毛里米人的血统可能会利用西西里岛至卡拉布里亚拱门在托尔托尼亚时期从欧洲向非洲扩散。新的乌龟标本进一步完善了相关的哺乳动物遗骸，将Cessaniti组合设想为非洲和欧亚（Pikermian）动物区系的马赛克。塞萨尼蒂（Cessaniti）的克洛尼族组合具有潜在的重要生物地理意义，证明了Trionyx和Mauremys的血统可能已经使用了西西里岛-卡拉布里亚拱门在托尔托尼亚时期从欧洲散布到非洲。新的乌龟标本进一步完善了相关的哺乳动物遗骸，将Cessaniti组合设想为非洲和欧亚（Pikermian）动物区系的马赛克。塞萨尼蒂（Cessaniti）的克洛尼族组合具有潜在的重要生物地理意义，证明了Trionyx和Mauremys的血统可能已经使用了西西里岛-卡拉布里亚拱门在托尔托尼亚时期从欧洲散布到非洲。新的乌龟标本进一步完善了相关的哺乳动物遗骸，将Cessaniti组合设想为非洲和欧亚（Pikermian）动物区系的马赛克。