Giant Fossil Turtle Found in Peru was Among Largest Freshwater Turtles Ever Known - Sci.News
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Giant Fossil Turtle Found in Peru was Among Largest Freshwater Turtles Ever Known - Sci.News

Source:Sci.news
Author:Enrico de Lazaro

Roughly 10 to 15 million years ago, an extinct species of side-neck turtle called Chelus colombiana inhabited the vast wetlands of what is now northern South America.