†Chelonoidis cubensis Leidy 1868 (turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative combinations: Geochelone cubensis, Testudo cubensis
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1868. Notice of some vertebrate remains from the West Indian Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20:178-180
Belongs to Chelonoidis according to N. A. Albury et al. 2018
See also Auffenberg 1967, Auffenberg 1974, Leidy 1868, Rhodin et al. 2015 and Vlachos 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ciego Montero, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Cuba
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cuba (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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