Podocnemis tatacoensis

Podocnemis tatacoensis
Temporal range: Serravallian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Podocnemididae
Genus: Podocnemis
Species:
†P. tatacoensis
Binomial name
†Podocnemis tatacoensis
Cadena & Vanegas, 2023

Podocnemis tatacoensis is an extinct species of Podocnemis that lived in Colombia during the Serravallian stage of the Miocene epoch.[1]

References

  1. ^ Cadena, Edwin-Alberto; Vanegas, Rubén Dario (23 February 2023). "A new fossil turtle ends the controversy on the occurrence of the extant genus Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 at the Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia". Geodiversitas. 45 (3). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a3. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.