Taraschelon

Taraschelon Temporal range: Rupelian 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:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	†Taraschelon Pérez-García, 2015
Type species
Taraschelon gigas Bravard, 1844

Taraschelon is an extinct genus of testudinid that lived in what is now France during the Rupelian stage of the Cenozoic era. It is known from a single species, T. gigas.[1]

References

1. Pérez-García, Adán (2 January 2016). "A new genus for ' Testudo ' gigas , the largest European Paleogene testudinid". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (1): e1030024. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1030024. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.