Taraschelon

Taraschelon; Temporal range: Rupelian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	† Taraschelon ; Pérez-García, 2015
Type species
	Taraschelon gigas; Bravard, 1844

Last updated October 02, 2025

Taraschelon is an extinct genus of testudinid that lived in what is now France during the Rupelian stage of the Cenozoic era. It is known from a single species, T. gigas.^[1]

References

↑ Pérez-García, Adán (2 January 2016). "A new genus for ' Testudo ' gigas , the largest European Paleogene testudinid" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 36 (1) e1030024. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E0024P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1030024. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 7 October 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Pérez-García, Adán (2 January 2016). "A new genus for ' Testudo ' gigas , the largest European Paleogene testudinid" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 36 (1) e1030024. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E0024P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1030024. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 7 October 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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