Wabanbara
| Wabanbara Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Chelidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †W. ringtailensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Wabanbara ringtailensis White et. al., 2025
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Wabanbara is an extinct genus of chelid turtle that lived during the Middle Miocene.
Distribution
Wabanbara 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.