Biology:Chelodina murrayi

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Short description: Extinct species of turtle


Chelodina murrayi
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Chelidae
Genus: Chelodina
Subgenus: Chelodina
Species:
C. murrayi
Binomial name
Chelodina murrayi
Yates, 2013[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chelodina murrayi Yates 2013

Chelodina murrayi is an extinct species of snake-necked turtle from the Waite Formation on the Alcoota Scientific Reserve,[1] north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. The species would appear to belong to the Chelodina novaeguineae group of species within the subgenus Chelodina.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16751127 entry