Charring AuhDec 22, 2024
#Seaturtles (superfamily #Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles,[3] are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive
Charring AuhDec 7, 2024
Seaturtles (superfamily #Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles,[3] are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and olive
Lukas VFN πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊNov 17, 2022

New #fossil was one of the largest #MarineTurtles ever https://phys.org/news/2022-11-fossil-largest-marine-turtles.html

A gigantic bizarre marine #turtle (#Testudines: #Chelonioidea) from the Middle #Campanian (Late #Cretaceous) of South-western Europe https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22619-w

#Leviathanochelys is the largest #MarineTurtle ever discovered in Europe, and one of the largest found worldwide. These findings indicate that #gigantism in marine turtles developed independently in different lineages in both North America and Europe.

New fossil was one of the largest marine turtles ever

A new species of ancient turtle discovered in Spain may have been one of the largest marine turtles to have ever lived, suggests a new paper published in Scientific Reports. With an estimated body length of up to 3.74 meters, it represents the largest marine turtle to have been found in Europe to date.

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