Pangshura tatrotia is an extinct species of turtle belonging to the family Geoemydidae.[1][2] It is known from the Early Pliocene of the Tatrot Formation near Padhri in Pakistan. It is known from a single specimen, a fossil shell collected in 1932 or 1933 by a Yale University expedition. It is similar to living species of Pangshura, but differs in details of shell anatomy.[2]
| Pangshura tatrotia Temporal range: Early Pliocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Pangshura |
| Species: | †P. tatrotia
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| †Pangshura tatrotia Joyce & Lyson, 2010[2]
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References
edit- ^ a b "†Pangshura tatrotia Joyce and Lyson 2010". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Walter G. & Lyson, Tyler R. (2010-08-04). "Pangshura tatrotia, a new species of pond turtle (Testudinoidea) from the Pliocene Siwaliks of Pakistan". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (3): 449–458. Bibcode:2010JSPal...8..449J. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.500879. S2CID 54803213.