Biology:Chelonoidis cubensis
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Short description: Extinct species of tortoise
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | Chelonoidis |
| Species: | †C. cubensis
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| †Chelonoidis cubensis Leidy, 1868
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Synonymy
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Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene.[1][2] It had a carapace length of between 40 cm and 90 cm. It is thought that the species went extinct through human exploitation.
References
- ↑ Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R. et al. (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. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.
- ↑ "Chelonoidis cubensis Leidy 1868". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364957&is_real_user=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q116265886 entry
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