Chelonoidis pucara
| Chelonoidis pucara Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chelonoidis |
| Species: | †C. pucara
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chelonoidis pucara Agnolín & Chimento, 2025
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Chelonoidis pucara is an extinct species of turtle in the genus Chelonoidis that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
Distribution
Chelonoidis pucara is known from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.[1]
References
- ^ AgnolíN, Federico L.; Chimento, NicoláS R. (11 April 2025). "A Giant Among Giants: A New Land Tortoise from the Pleistocene of the Argentine Pampas". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 131 (2): 27229. Bibcode:2025RIPS..13127229A. doi:10.54103/2039-4942/27229. ISSN 2039-4942. Retrieved 8 June 2025.