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Chisternon

Chisternon is a genus of baenid turtles from the Eocene of North America.

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Chisternon
Temporal range: Eocene
Chisternon undatum, American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pantestudines
Clade: Testudinata
Clade: Paracryptodira
Family: Baenidae
Genus: Chisternon
Leidy, 1872

Chisternon is a genus of baenid turtles from the Eocene of North America.

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References

  • The Osteology of the Reptiles by Alfred Sherwood Romer
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