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Pangshura tatrotia

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Pangshura tatrotia
Temporal range: Early Pliocene, 5.332–3.6 Ma[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Pangshura
Species:
P. tatrotia
Binomial name
Pangshura tatrotia
Joyce & Lyson, 2010[2]

Pangshura tatrotia is an extinct species of turtle belonging to the family Geoemydidae.[1][2] It is known from the Early Pliocene of the Tatrot Formation near Padhri in Pakistan. It is known from a single specimen, a fossil shell collected in 1932 or 1933 by a Yale University expedition. It is similar to living species of Pangshura, but differs in details of shell anatomy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "†Pangshura tatrotia Joyce and Lyson 2010". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Joyce, Walter G. & Lyson, Tyler R. (2010-08-04). "Pangshura tatrotia, a new species of pond turtle (Testudinoidea) from the Pliocene Siwaliks of Pakistan". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (3): 449–458. Bibcode:2010JSPal...8..449J. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.500879. S2CID 54803213.