Phrynops paranaensis

Phrynops paranaensis; Temporal range: late Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
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)
Synonyms
	Parahydraspis paranaensis Wieland 1923

Short description: Extinct species of turtle

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]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R. et al. (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.". Chelonian Research Monographs 5 (8): 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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. Bibcode: 1923AmJS....5....1W.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "†Phrynops paranaensis Wieland 1923". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=361298.

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