| Kinosternon skullridgescens Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | †K. skullridgescens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kinosternon skullridgescens Bourque, 2012 | |
Kinosternon skullridgescens is an extinct species of Kinosternon that inhabited Santa Fe County, New Mexico during the Barstovian. [1]
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