A fragmentary radius of Hesperotestudo bermudae from an underwater cave deposit in Bermuda is only the second known specimen of the species. The exact provenance and age of the specimen have been lost, but the record provides additional evidence that there was a population of endemic tortoises on Bermuda in the Pleistocene.
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1 December 2009
A Second Specimen of the Pleistocene Bermuda Tortoise, Hesperotestudo bermudae Meylan and Sterrer
Storrs L. Olson,
Peter A. Meylan
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Chelonian Conservation and Biology
Vol. 8 • No. 2
December 2009
Vol. 8 • No. 2
December 2009