''Warkalania'' is an
extinct genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Australian
meiolaniid turtle from the
Oligocene or early
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
of
Riversleigh,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
. It is unique among this group in having small, low ridges instead of long horns.
References
Oligocene turtles
Miocene turtles
Meiolaniformes
Riversleigh fauna
Prehistoric turtle genera
Taxa named by Eugene S. Gaffney
Extinct turtles
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