Pangshura tatrotia Temporal range: Early Pliocene, 5.332–3.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific 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 |
Pangshura tatrotia is an extinct species of turtle belonging to the family Geoemydidae. 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.
References
- ^ "†Pangshura tatrotia Joyce and Lyson 2010". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
Family Geoemydidae | ||||
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Genera |
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†Banhxeochelys | ||||
Batagur | ||||
Cuora | ||||
Cyclemys | ||||
†Echmatemys | ||||
Geoclemys | ||||
Geoemyda | ||||
Hardella | ||||
Heosemys | ||||
Leucocephalon | ||||
Malayemys | ||||
Mauremys | ||||
Melanochelys | ||||
Morenia | ||||
Notochelys | ||||
Orlitia | ||||
Pangshura | ||||
Rhinoclemmys | ||||
Sacalia | ||||
Siebenrockiella | ||||
Vijayachelys | ||||
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. |
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pangshura tatrotia |