Elizabeth Ramos Roca & Catalina Zorro Luján 
Comparative Osteology [PDF ebook] 
Between Trachemys callirostris callirostris (Colombian Slider) and Chelonoidis carbonaria (Red-Footed Tortoise)

This book is the result of an investigation of the osteology of the turtle (Trachemys callirostris callirostris) and the morrocoya or morrocoy (Chelonoidis carbonaria), motivated by the need to identify at the level of species, multiple fragments of turtles that we recovered in the excavations of the archaeological sites.
This level of detail is justified, since only in this way it is possible to derive from such studies valuable information about fundamental aspects for the reconstruction of human trajectories such as the interaction between humans and the environment, different species, biogeographic history, and, in general, the cultural patterns associated with the use or appropriation of the fauna.
The comparative study of bones between the two species of turtles presented here seeks to provide support for zooarchaeological research, while serving as a reference guide for research on the osteology of the reptiles in general, and, therefore, relevant to other fields of knowledge, such as biology.

Tabella dei contenuti

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Ecology, behavior and general information on the species studied
3.1. Trachemys callirostris callirostris
3.2. Chelonoidis carbonaria
4. Comparative osseous anatomy
Annex I. Detailed study of plates
Annex II. Study of sexual dimorphism
Annex III. Reference sample for plate count
Bibliography

Circa l’autore

Elizabeth Ramos Roca currently works at the Department of Anthropology, Los Andes University (Colombia). Elizabeth does research in Archaeology, Animal and Humans Ecology, Food Heritage and Conservation Biology. Their most recent publication is 'The Importance of Varied, Complementary and Comparative Approaches to the Investigation of the Interactions between Humans and Fauna in Latin America'.