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FIGURE 2. Photos of Oleg’s Bat Cave.
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Main cavern.
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Cave diver examining the MHD 1000 tortoise shell;
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PROVENIENCE:
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<location id="8E99601CFFBF0442D7664292FE8973A7" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03EF87D1FFB10442D7FB4678FBAD76FA:8E99601CFFBF0442D7664292FE8973A7" box="[334,378,412,438]" country="Haiti" county="Oleg's Bat Cave" municipality="La" name="The" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">The</location>
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tortoise was found in the flooded
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<collectingCountry id="F3517657FFBF0442D5024293FC7673A6" box="[810,901,413,439]" name="Haiti" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Tortuga</collectingCountry>
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section of
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<collectingCounty id="62984E4BFFBF0442D22C4292FB4B73A7" box="[1028,1208,412,439]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Oleg’s Bat Cave</collectingCounty>
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, totally buried in silt (fig. 2), approximately
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<quantity id="4CBE9B22FFBF0442D45042CFFD3673CD" box="[632,709,449,476]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.47" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" unit="m" value="147.0">
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<elevation id="006BD1F4FFBF0442D45042CFFD3673CD" box="[632,709,449,476]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.47" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" unit="m" value="147.0">147 m</elevation>
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</quantity>
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from the nearest entrance.
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D23E42CFFBB173CA" box="[1046,1090,449,475]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">The</collectorName>
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discovery occurred when a fortuitous fin kick by a cave diver removed silt that was covering the dorsal portion of the carapace.
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D7BC4103FDF27036" box="[404,513,525,551]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Recovery</collectorName>
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required several dives to acquire the entire specimen.
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only damage to the shell was a single crack in the carapace.
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skull and postcranial bones were found in association with the shell.
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D4604159FD6A7060" box="[584,665,599,625]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Photos</collectorName>
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and a video (8:11 min) by
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D5FA4159FBD17060" box="[978,1058,599,625]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Pittaro</collectorName>
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and
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D2744159FB4E7060" box="[1116,1213,599,625]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Lehman</collectorName>
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show the retrieval of the specimen.
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D41A4172FD857087" box="[562,630,636,662]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">These</collectorName>
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images are archived on
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D5874172FC0C7087" box="[943,1023,636,662]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Vimeo</collectorName>
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(https://vimeo. com/197976404).
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D76D41AFFE0A70AA" box="[325,505,673,699]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Phillip Lehman</collectorName>
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brought the specimen to the attention of
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D5F341ACFBDB70AD" box="[987,1064,674,700]" name="Alfred L. Rosenberger" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">A.L.R.</collectorName>
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, who alerted
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D64441C9FF4D70F0" box="[108,190,711,737]" name="Nancy A. Albury" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">N.A.A.</collectorName>
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and
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D6DE41C9FED170F0" box="[246,290,711,737]" name="Richard Franz" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">R.F.</collectorName>
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of its discovery.
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D7C941C9FE0070F0" box="[481,499,711,737]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">It</collectorName>
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was brought to the
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<collectionCode id="ED57AE02FFBF0442D4FF41C9FCC270F0" box="[727,817,711,737]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" name="American Museum of Natural History" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">AMNH</collectionCode>
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</materialsCitation>
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<materialsCitation id="3B2E3C9AFFBF0442D51F41C9FDC47116" collectionCode="MHD" collectorName="Renato Rimoli" country="Haiti" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" specimenCount="1">
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for final reconstruction and study with permissions from
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D7A841E3FE407116" box="[384,435,749,775]" name="Renato Rimoli" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">R.R.</collectorName>
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and
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<collectionCode id="ED57AE02FFBF0442D7C741E3FDC47116" box="[495,567,749,775]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">MHD</collectionCode>
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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<materialsCitation id="3B2E3C9AFFBF0442D46B41E2FC69713D" collectingDate="2016-01-18" collectingDateMax="2016-01-21" collectingDateMin="2016-01-18" collectionCode="AMNH" collectorName="This & Nancy A. Albury & Richard Franz" country="Haiti" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" specimenCount="1">
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D46B41E2FD867117" box="[579,629,748,774]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">This</collectorName>
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specimen was thoroughly studied by
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D21D41E2FB7B7117" box="[1077,1160,748,774]" name="Nancy A. Albury" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">N.A.A.</collectorName>
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and
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<collectorName id="26B35311FFBF0442D645401CFF6F713D" box="[109,156,786,812]" name="Richard Franz" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">R.F.</collectorName>
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, on
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<date id="FFF81007FFBF0442D6E7401FFE4F713A" box="[207,444,785,812]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="2016-01-18" valueMax="2016-01-21" valueMin="2016-01-18">
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<collectingDate id="EFBCE9EFFFBF0442D6E7401FFE4F713A" box="[207,444,785,812]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="2016-01-18" valueMax="2016-01-21" valueMin="2016-01-18">18–21 January 2016</collectingDate>
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</date>
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, while it was in residence at the
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<collectionCode id="ED57AE02FFBF0442D514401CFC69713D" box="[828,922,786,812]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" name="American Museum of Natural History" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">AMNH</collectionCode>
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF936C7FFBF0442D6B44039FE1A76B0" blockId="8.[108,1214,225,1259]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
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RECONSTRUCTION NOTES: The shell of MHD 1000 was separated along natural sutures after recovery. It was transported in pieces from the MHD and to the
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<collectingCountry id="F3517657FFBF0442D54F4052FBF07167" box="[871,1027,860,886]" name="United States of America" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">United States</collectingCountry>
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for reconstruction and study. Ana Balcarcel, AMNH Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, completed the preparation process by hardening the material, and molding and casting the carapace. Balcarcel’s notes accompanied the prepared specimen: “Carapace was in-filled with Whitman Fibrous Cellulose powder and Paraloid B-
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<quantity id="4CBE9B22FFBF0442D7DD40FFFDC3761A" box="[501,560,1009,1035]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8288" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" unit="in" value="72.0">72 in</quantity>
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acetone. It was consolidated with Butvar B-76 throughout (several applications). Fills are white and serve to stabilize the carapace, reducing the risk of fracturing. If desired, fills could be removed with acetone solvent, which softens the fill and allows for it to be extracted manually. Two casts were made with polyester resin for
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<collectingCountry id="F3517657FFBF0442D21B476FFF6E76B0" name="Dominican Republic" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">the Dominican</collectingCountry>
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Republic and Rosenberger.”
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C35C654CFFBF0442D6B447A2FBAD76FA" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8BF936C7FFBF0442D6B447A2FBAD76FA" blockId="8.[108,1214,225,1259]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
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ETYMOLOGY: We take pleasure in naming this new fossil tortoise from the
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<collectingRegion id="4982F825FFBF0442D5ED47A3FBAA76D7" box="[965,1113,1196,1223]" country="Dominican Republic" name="La Altagracia" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">La Altagracia</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingCountry id="F3517657FFBF0442D24A47A2FEF676FA" name="Dominican Republic" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Dominican Republic</collectingCountry>
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,
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<taxonomicName id="4C464D44FFBF0442D73847DFFDD276FA" authorityName="Albury & Franz & Rimoli & Lehman & Rosenberger" authorityYear="2018" box="[272,545,1233,1259]" class="Reptilia" family="Testudinidae" genus="Chelonoidis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Testudines" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dominicensis">
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<emphasis id="B932EAD5FFBF0442D73847DFFDD276FA" box="[272,545,1233,1259]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Chelonoidis dominicensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in honor of the people of
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<collectingCountry id="F3517657FFBF0442D56C47DFFC1E76FA" box="[836,1005,1233,1259]" name="Dominican Republic" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">the Dominican</collectingCountry>
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Republic.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |