Planiplastron
Planiplastron Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Family: | Chelydridae |
Genus: | †Planiplastron Chkhikvadze, 1971[1] |
Planiplastron is an extinct genus of snapping turtle.[2] It was first described by in 1971. It was assigned to the family Chelydridae by R. L. Carroll in 1988.[3]
References[]
- ^ "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Professor Paul's Guide to Reptiles". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ Carroll, Robert L.; K. Behrensmeyer; K. Behrensmeyer; M. Carrano (1988). Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. ISBN 0-7167-1822-7. OCLC 14967288.
Categories:
- Extinct reptiles
- Chelydridae
- Oligocene turtles
- Prehistoric turtle genera
- Fossil taxa described in 1971
- Extinct turtles
- Prehistoric turtle stubs