Wabanbara

Wabanbara; Temporal range: Middle Miocene 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:	Pleurodira
Family:	Chelidae
Genus:	† Wabanbara
Species:	†W. ringtailensis
Binomial name
	†Wabanbara ringtailensis; White et. al., 2025

Last updated April 11, 2025

Wabanbara is an extinct genus of chelid turtle that lived during the Middle Miocene.

Distribution

W. ringtailensis is known from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Queensland, Australia.^[1]

References

↑ White, Arthur W.; Gillespie, Anna K.; Hand, Suzanne J. (30 March 2025). "Wabanbara ringtailensis —a new chelid turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae) from mid-Miocene deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology : 1–16. doi:10.1080/03115518.2025.2477464. ISSN 0311-5518 . Retrieved 10 April 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] White, Arthur W.; Gillespie, Anna K.; Hand, Suzanne J. (30 March 2025). "Wabanbara ringtailensis —a new chelid turtle (Pleurodira: Chelidae) from mid-Miocene deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology : 1–16. doi:10.1080/03115518.2025.2477464. ISSN 0311-5518 . Retrieved 10 April 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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