Chelodina insculpta
Chelodina insculpta Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Holotype of Chelodina insculpta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Pleurodira |
Family: | Chelidae |
Subfamily: | Chelodininae |
Genus: | Chelodina |
Subgenus: | Macrochelodina |
Species: | C. (M.) insculpta |
Binomial name | |
Chelodina insculpta de Vis 1897[1] | |
Chelodina insculpta is an extinct species of snake-necked turtle that was described in 1897 from material gathered in Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, restricted.[2] It is a member of the Chelidae; Pleurodira. The fossil has been dated as Pliocene to Pleistocene.
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