Podocnemis

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Podocnemis

Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae. The genus consists of six extant species occurring in tropical South America.[1] Four additional species are known only from fossils. These turtles have pig-like noses but are not closely related to the pig-nosed turtle.

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Podocnemis
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
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Podocnemis unifilis,
yellow-spotted river turtle
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Pleurodira
Family: Podocnemididae
Subfamily: Podocnemidinae
Genus: Podocnemis
Wagler, 1830
Species

6 species, see text

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Species

These six species are extant.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Podocnemis.

Fossil species

The following four species are extinct, all from Neogene deposits in South America:

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Cast of the skull of the extinct species P. bassleri (AMNH 1662)

The Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) species "Podocnemis" parva Haas, 1978, based on remains from the West Bank, is now assigned to Algorachelus, as A. parvus.[5]

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