Cylindraspis itu apa sih?

Cylindraspis adalah sebuah genus kura-kura raksasa punah. Semua spesiesnya hidup di Kepulauan Mascarene (Mauritius, Rodrigues dan Réunion) di Samudra Hindia dan semuanya punah karena perburuan dan kemunculan predator non-asli.

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