Phrynops paranaensis

Phrynops paranaensis is an extinct species of turtle from the Huayquerian Ituzaingó Formation of the Paraná Basin, Argentina,[3] likely to be late Miocene in origin.[1]

Phrynops paranaensis
Temporal range: late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Phrynops
Species:
P. paranaensis
Binomial name
Phrynops paranaensis
(Wieland, 1923)[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Parahydraspis paranaensis Wieland 1923[2]

References

  1. Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). "Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5(8):000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. Wieland, George R. (1923). "A new Paraná pleurodiran". American Journal of Science. Series 5. 5 (25): 1–14. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-5.25.1.
  3. "†Phrynops paranaensis Wieland 1923". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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