Chelonoidis chilensis Gray 1870 (Chaco tortoise)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1870. Notice of a new Chilian tortoise (Testudo chilensis). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4(6):190-190
Belongs to Chelonoidis according to F. de Broin and M. de la Fuente 1993
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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