Planiplastron
Planiplastron Temporal range: Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Clade: | Americhelydia |
Family: | Chelydridae |
Genus: | †Planiplastron Chkhikvadze, 1971[1] |
Planiplastron is an extinct genus of snapping turtle.[2] It was first described by Chkhikvadze 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". 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.
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