Revision of the British record of Tropidemys (Testudines, Plesiochelyidae) and recognition of its presence in the Late Jurassic of Portugal
The record of coastal marine turtles belonging to Plesiochelyidae is abundant in the Late Jurassic of Portugal. The material analyzed thus far has been attributed to two taxa: Plesiochelys and Craspedochelys. A specimen is presented here that allows extending the known diversity of Portuguese Jurassic turtles. It is attributed to Tropidemys. Although this taxon is relatively well known in the Kimmeridgian record of Switzerland and Germany, no specific allocation performed outside these countries can be, so far, confirmed. The detailed study of the poorly known British taxon “Pelobatochelys” blakii allows its specific validity to be confirmed here, being recognized as a member of Tropidemys. The revision of this species and the analysis of the new Portuguese specimen allow extending the knowledge regarding the genus Tropidemys.
The project was conducted in several phases: ::: ::: The first phase was training for project members to develop instructional programs by the experts from the Faculty of Philosophy in Ljubljana, Jagelon- University and the Center for English language as a foreign language; ::: ::: The second phase : Training for the project members to develop textbooks for Macedonian language as a foreign language; ::: ::: The third phase: Visit to the partner institutions in London, Ljubljana and Krakow; ::: ::: The fourth phase: Visit by the grant holders and foreign partners on TEMPUS offices open for other partners in the Republic of Macedonia, in order to check the results of the implementation of the program.