| Pangshura tatrotia Temporal range: Early Pliocene, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Pangshura |
| Species: | †P. tatrotia |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pangshura tatrotia Joyce & Lyson, 2010 [2] | |
Pangshura tatrotia is an extinct species of turtle belonging to the family Geoemydidae. [1] [2] It is known from the Early Pliocene of the Tatrot Formation near Padhri in Pakistan. It is known from a single specimen, a fossil shell collected in 1932 or 1933 by a Yale University expedition. It is similar to living species of Pangshura , but differs in details of shell anatomy. [2]