Kinosternon arizonense
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| Kinosternon arizonense | |
|---|---|
Extinct (prehistoric) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Kinosternidae |
| Genus: | Kinosternon |
| Species: | †K. arizonense |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kinosternon arizonense Gilmore, 1922 | |
Kinosternon arizonense is an extinct species of mud turtle in the genus Kinosternon.[1] Initially described by Charles W. Gilmore in 1922. In 2016 McCord examined available Pliocene material of K. arizonense and concluded that the fossil material differs significantly from the extant turtles.[1][2] Joyce and Bourque (2016) concurred.[1][3] Rhodin et al. (2017), listed Kinosternon arizonense as extinct.[1]