Trachemys ornata en un yacimiento arqueologico del occidente de México

Trachemys ornata en un yacimiento arqueologico del occidente de México

Carapacial and plastral bones from "El Pantano" archaeological site in Mascota Valley, Jalisco, Mexico have been identified as Trachemys Ornala (Ornate Slider). The tortoise was placed as an offering over the burial of an infant and a child. Since the burials at this site have been radioca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta zoologica mexicana 2012-01, Vol.28 (1), p.222
Hauptverfasser: Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán, Mountjoy, Joseph B
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Zusammenfassung:Carapacial and plastral bones from "El Pantano" archaeological site in Mascota Valley, Jalisco, Mexico have been identified as Trachemys Ornala (Ornate Slider). The tortoise was placed as an offering over the burial of an infant and a child. Since the burials at this site have been radiocarbondated to approximately 800 B.C. this is an ancient documented cultural use of T. ornata in Mesoamcrican archaeology.
ISSN:0065-1737