Astrochelys rogerbouri Kehlmaier et al., 2023

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Extinct (Kehlmaier et al., 2023)

Last record: 1262 to 1069 cal yr B.P. (Kehlmaier et al., 2023)

Distribution

Madagascar

Anatomy & Morphology

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Kehlmaier, C., Graciá, E., Ali, J.R., Campbell, P.D., Chapman, S.D., Deepak, V., Ihlow, F., Jalil, N.-E., Pierre-Huyet, L., Samonds, K.E., Vences, M., Fritz, U. (2023). Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new species from Madagascar. Science Advances 9(2): eabq2574. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq2574

Other references:

https://www.senckenberg.de/en/pressemeldungen/molecular-archeology-1200-year-old-dna-sequences-from-madagascar-lead-to-the-discovery-of-an-extinct-tortoise/

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