Biology:Chersina

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Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. It contains a single living species, the angulate tortoise.[1] A fossil species, Chersina langebaanwegi, is known from the Early Pliocene of South Africa.[2]

References

  1. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007-10-31). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 149–368. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 2625-8498. https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/30895/. 
  2. Delfino, Massimo; Cohen, Brigette F; Govender, Romala; Haarhoff, Pippa; Macaluso, Loredana; Marino, Liana; Matthews, Thalassa; Wencker, Lukardis C M et al. (2024-11-01). "Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202 (3). doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae146. ISSN 0024-4082. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/202/3/zlae146/7900018?redirectedFrom=fulltext. 

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