Chelodina insculpta
| Chelodina insculpta Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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| Holotype of Chelodina insculpta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chelodininae |
| Genus: | Chelodina |
| Subgenus: | Macrochelodina |
| Species: | C. (M.) insculpta |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelodina insculpta de Vis 1897[1] | |
Chelodina insculpta is an extinct species of snake-necked turtle that was described in 1897 from material gathered in Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia, restricted.[2] It is a member of the Chelidae; Pleurodira. The fossil has been dated as Pliocene to Pleistocene.
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