Chelodina murrayi

Chelodina murrayi
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Chelodina
Subgenus: Chelodina
Species:
C. murrayi
Binomial name
Chelodina murrayi
Yates, 2013[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chelodina murrayi Yates 2013

Fossil of Chelodina murrayi. The right epiplastron (part of the plastron, or lower shell) is shown in multiple views: (A) ventral, (B) dorsal, (C) front, and (D) back side. Diagrams (E, F) label scute regions and interpret anatomical features. Scale bar = 20 mm.

Chelodina murrayi is an extinct species of snake-necked turtle from the Waite Formation on the Alcoota Scientific Reserve,[1] north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. The species would appear to belong to the Chelodina novaeguineae group of species within the subgenus Chelodina.

References

  1. ^ a b Adam M. Yates (2013). "A new species of long-necked turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae: Chelodina) from the late Miocene Alcoota Local Fauna, Northern Territory, Australia". PeerJ. 1: e170. doi:10.7717/peerj.170. PMC 3796373. PMID 24133635.
  2. ^ Georges A, Thomson S (2010). "Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2496: 1–37. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2496.1.1.


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