Taraschelon is an extinct genus of testudinid that lived in what is now France during the Rupelian stage of the Cenozoic era. It is known from a single species, T. gigas.[1]
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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: | Testudinidae |
| Genus: | †Taraschelon Pérez-García, 2015 |
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| Taraschelon gigas Bravard, 1844
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References
edit- ^ Pérez-García, Adán (2 January 2016). "A new genus for ' Testudo ' gigas , the largest European Paleogene testudinid". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (1): e1030024. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.1030024. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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