| Chelodina alanrixi Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | Chelodina |
| Subgenus: | Chelydera |
| Species: | C. alanrixi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelodina alanrixi de Broin and Molnar, 2001[1] | |
Chelodina alanrixi is a species of snake-necked fossil turtle which was described in 2001 using material gathered in Redbank Plains, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Chelidae Pleurodira. The fossil has been dated to the Eocene Epoch.
References
- ↑ Lapparent de Broin F. de & Molnar R. E. 2001. — Eocene chelid turtles from Redbank Plains, Southeast Queensland, Australia. Geodiversitas 23 (1) : 41-79.
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