Chelonoidis pucara

Chelonoidis pucara; Temporal range: Pleistocene 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:	Chelonoidis
Species:	†C. pucara
Binomial name
	†Chelonoidis pucara; Agnolín & Chimento, 2025

Last updated June 27, 2025

Chelonoidis pucara is an extinct species of turtle in the genus Chelonoidis that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.

Distribution

Chelonoidis pucara is known from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.^[1]

References

↑ AgnolíN, Federico L.; Chimento, NicoláS R. (11 April 2025). "A Giant Among Giants: A New Land Tortoise from the Pleistocene of the Argentine Pampas". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 131 (2): 27229. Bibcode:2025RIPS..13127229A. doi:10.54103/2039-4942/27229. ISSN 2039-4942 . Retrieved 8 June 2025.

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[1] AgnolíN, Federico L.; Chimento, NicoláS R. (11 April 2025). "A Giant Among Giants: A New Land Tortoise from the Pleistocene of the Argentine Pampas". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 131 (2): 27229. Bibcode:2025RIPS..13127229A. doi:10.54103/2039-4942/27229. ISSN 2039-4942 . Retrieved 8 June 2025.

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