''Warkalania'' is an extinct

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of Australian meiolaniid turtle from the Oligocene or early

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of Riversleigh,

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. 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 {{paleo-turtle-stub