Phrynops paranaensis

Short description: Extinct species of turtle

Phrynops paranaensis

Temporal range: late Miocene

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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]

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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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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