Podocnemis tatacoensis is an extinct species of Podocnemis that lived in Colombia during the Serravallian stage of the Miocene epoch.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Pleurodira |
| Family: | Podocnemididae |
| Genus: | Podocnemis |
| Species: | †P. tatacoensis
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| †Podocnemis tatacoensis Cadena & Vanegas, 2023
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References
edit- ^ Cadena, Edwin-Alberto; Vanegas, Rubén Dario (23 February 2023). "A new fossil turtle ends the controversy on the occurrence of the extant genus Podocnemis Wagler, 1830 at the Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia". Geodiversitas. 45 (3). doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2023v45a3. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.