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Chelonoidis cubensis, the Glossary

Index Chelonoidis cubensis

Chelonoidis cubensis, also known as the Cuban giant tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived in Cuba from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 5 relations: Carapace, Greenlandian, Joseph Leidy, Late Pleistocene, Tortoise.

  2. Chelonoidis
  3. Fossil taxa described in 1868

Carapace

A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises.

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Greenlandian

In the geologic time scale, the Greenlandian is the earliest age or lowest stage of the Holocene Epoch or Series, part of the Quaternary.

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Joseph Leidy

Joseph Mellick Leidy (September 9, 1823 – April 30, 1891) was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist.

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Late Pleistocene

The Late Pleistocene is an unofficial age in the international geologic timescale in chronostratigraphy, also known as the Upper Pleistocene from a stratigraphic perspective.

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Tortoise

Tortoises are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise").

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See also

Chelonoidis

Fossil taxa described in 1868

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelonoidis_cubensis

Also known as Cuban giant tortoise.