With a shell that is roughly 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) long, one of the largest freshwater turtle species has been identified by fossil researchers under the direction of Gabriel Ferreira from the University of Tübingen in Germany.
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The group gave the animal the name Peltocephalus maturin, after a giant sea turtle that frequently appears in best-selling horror author Stephen King's books.
What makes the turtle noteworthy?
Although the existence of such massive creatures dates back millions of years, Peltocephalus maturin represents the first known instance of huge freshwater turtles. It existed in the late Pleistocene, or between 40,000 and 9,000 years ago, a much more recent epoch.
Gold miners gathered the fossil remnants, which are a portion of the armored reptile's lower jaw, at a
With a shell that is roughly 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) long, one of the largest freshwater turtle species has been identified by fossil researchers under the direction of Gabriel Ferreira from the University of Tübingen in Germany.
Hindustan Times: the quickest place to find breaking news! Now read. The group gave the animal the name Peltocephalus maturin, after a giant sea turtle that frequently appears in best-selling horror author Stephen King's books.
What makes the turtle noteworthy? Although the existence of such massive creatures dates back millions of years, Peltocephalus maturin represents the first known instance of huge freshwater turtles. It existed in the late Pleistocene, or between 40,000 and 9,000 years ago, a much more recent epoch.
Gold miners gathered the fossil remnants, which are a portion of the armored reptile's lower jaw, at a