Stigmochelys
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Stigmochelys, from Ancient Greek στίγμα, meaning "spot", and χέλυς, meaning "turtle", is a genus of tortoise endemic to Africa. Stigmochelys pardalis, the leopard tortoise, is the only extant species.
Leopard tortois
Pliocene
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The Pliocene is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58 million years ago. It is the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene fo
Stigmochelys
…placed in the genus Geochelone along with many other large tortoises. Two fossil species are known: †Stigmochelys brachygularis Laetoli beds, Tanzania, Pliocene carapace length 40–50 centimetres (1.3–1.6 ft). †Stigmochelys crassa Kenya, Miocene-Pliocene carpace length >70 centimetres (2.3 ft…
Some schemes for subdivisions of the Pliocene
The gastropod Oliva sayana, from the Pliocene of Florida
The coral Cladocora from the Pliocene of Cyprus
A gastropod and attached serpulid wormtube from the Pliocene of Cyprus