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Pangshura tatrotia

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Extinct species of turtle

Pangshura tatrotia
Temporal range: Early Pliocene, 5.332–3.6 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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

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

  1. ^ "†Pangshura tatrotia Joyce and Lyson 2010". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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
Genera
Species of the family Geoemydidae
Northern river terrapin(Batagur baska)
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.
Testudines
Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
Taxon identifiers
Pangshura tatrotia
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