Chersina langebaanwegi
| Chersina langebaanwegi Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chersina |
| Species: | C. langebaanwegi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chersina langebaanwegi Delfino et. al., 2024 | |
Chersina langebaanwegi is an extinct species of Chersina that lived in South Africa during the Early Pliocene.[1]
References
- ^ Delfino, Massimo; Cohen, Brigette F.; Govender, Romala; Haarhoff, Pippa; Macaluso, Loredana; Marino, Liana; Matthews, Thalassa; Wencker, Lukardis C. M.; Pavia, Marco (1 November 2024). "Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae146. ISSN 0024-4082. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via Oxford Academic.