Astrochelys rogerbouri
Astrochelys rogerbouri Temporal range:
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Extinct (before 954 AD)
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Astrochelys |
Species: | †A. rogerbouri
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Binomial name | |
†Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et. al., 2023
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Astrochelys rogerbouri is an extinct
Discovery and naming
The type specimen, MNHN.F.MAD480, is a nearly complete
The specific name honors Roger Bour, a
Description
Astrochelys rogerbouri was a large tortoise species, with an estimated straight
Ecology
In Ambolisatra, the presence of both A. rogerbouri and
Judging from the former sympatry of A. rogerbouri and the radiated tortoise, the two may have had different preferences in diet or habitat, and the angonoka tortoise may be hypothesized to have shared such preferences with A. rogerbouri.[1]
Extinction
It is unknown when A. rogerbouri became extinct, though it is believed to have survived until 1262 to 1069 years
References
- ^ PMID 36630487.
- ^ "New species of large tortoise discovered after a century of mistaken identity". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-12.