Chelonoidis monensis

Chelonoidis monensis; Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Late Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Chelonoidis
Species:	†C. monensis
Binomial name
	†Chelonoidis monensis; Williams, 1952
Synonyms
	Synonymy Testudo monensis ; Geochelone monensis ; Monachelys monensis ;

Chelonoidis monensis, also known as the Mona tortoise, is an extinct species of land tortoise that lived on the island of Mona from the Late Pleistocene to around 1000 BCE.^[1]^[2] Evidence for the latter date includes cave drawings. All fossil remains have been found either in or near Liro Cave on the east side of Mona.^[3] It had a carapace length of around 50 cm (20 in).

References

^ Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.
^ "Chelonoidis monensis Williams 1952". Paleobiology Database.
^ Albury, Nancy A.; Franz, Richard; Rimoli, Renato; Lehman, Phillip; Rosenberger, Alfred L. (9 August 2018). "Fossil land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Dominican Republic, West Indies, with a description of a new species" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3904): 1–28. doi:10.1206/3904.1. S2CID 92186485. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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[1] Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.

[2] "Chelonoidis monensis Williams 1952". Paleobiology Database.

[3] Albury, Nancy A.; Franz, Richard; Rimoli, Renato; Lehman, Phillip; Rosenberger, Alfred L. (9 August 2018). "Fossil land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Dominican Republic, West Indies, with a description of a new species" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3904): 1–28. doi:10.1206/3904.1. S2CID 92186485. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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