Phrynops_paranaensis Knowpia

Phrynops paranaensis; Temporal range: late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Genus:	Phrynops
Species:	P. paranaensis
Binomial name
	Phrynops paranaensis; (Wieland, 1923)
Synonyms
	Parahydraspis paranaensis Wieland 1923

Phrynops paranaensis is an extinct species of turtle in the family Chelidae. This fossil species is from the Huayquerian Ituzaingó Formation of the Paraná Basin, Argentina,^[3] likely to be late Miocene in origin.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). "Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5 (8): 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. hdl:11336/62240.
^ ^a ^b Wieland, George R. (1923). "A new Paraná pleurodiran". American Journal of Science. Series 5. 5 (25): 1–14. Bibcode:1923AmJS....5....1W. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-5.25.1.
^ ^a ^b "†Phrynops paranaensis Wieland 1923". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.