Chelonoidis marcanoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae
Genus: Chelonoidis
Species: †Chelonoidis marcanoi

Name

Chelonoidis marcanoi Turvey, Almonte, Hansford, Scofield, Brocca & Chapman, 2017: 4

• Holotype: NHMUK PV R 36954, rRight humerus, collected on 12 May 2007.
• Type locality: “Cueva del Papayo, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic”.

References

Primary references

• Turvey, S.T., Almonte, J., Hansford, J., Scofield, R.P., Brocca, J.L. & Chapman, S.D. 2017. A new species of extinct Late Quaternary giant tortoise from Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4277(1): 1–16. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4277.1.1 Reference page.