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Titre :	Archaeological evidence for the introduction of Emys orbicularis (Testudines: Emydidae) in the Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean (2016)
Titre original:	Archaeological evidence for the introduction of Emys orbicularis (Testudines
Auteurs :	Alejandro Valenzuela, Auteur ; Miguel Ángel Cau, Auteur ; Josep Antoni Alcover, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Amphibia-Reptilia (37(2) 2016/04/27)
Article en page(s) :	229-236
Mots-clés:	Emydidae ; Emys orbicularis ; Roman ; Translocation ; Western Mediterranean ; turtles
Résumé :	Among the different anthropogenic processes that affected the current distribution of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), the timing of the human-mediated translocations is rarely known. Here we present data derived from an archaeological specimen of E. orbicularis obtained at the Roman site of Pollentia (Mallorca, Balearic Islands) using direct radiocarbon dating. These remains correspond to the early Roman period and represent the first reliable evidence for the ancient introduction of this turtle species in a Western Mediterranean Island.
En ligne :	http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15685381-00003049;jsessionid=L6GxgFki6AQxf2BIYpRYmB4P.x-brill-live-02

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