"Trionyx" kansaiensis

"Trionyx" kansaiensis; Temporal range: Early Santonian to Late Campanian (Late Cretaceous) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Clade:	Pan-Trionychidae
Genus:	"Trionyx"
Species:	†"T." kansaiensis
Binomial name
	†"Trionyx" kansaiensis; Vitek and Danilov 2010

Last updated September 22, 2025

Trionyx kansaiensis is an extinct species of softshell turtle uncovered from the Late Cretaceous of Tajikistan and Qyzylorda, Kazakhstan.^[1]

References

↑ Vitek, N.S.; Danilov, I.G. (2010). "New material and a reassessment of soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 30 (2): 383–393. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..383V. doi:10.1080/02724631003617548. S2CID 83498792.

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[vitekanddanilov-1] Vitek, N.S.; Danilov, I.G. (2010). "New material and a reassessment of soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Middle Asia and Kazakhstan" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 30 (2): 383–393. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..383V. doi:10.1080/02724631003617548. S2CID 83498792.

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