Stupendymys geographicus

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Stupendymys geographicus

fossil turtle

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5 metres (12 feet), and Stupendymys geographicus, a side-necked freshwater turtle that lived during the Miocene and whose shell alone measured 2.4 metres (about 8 feet) long. Softshell turtles (family Trionychidae) are the first modern turtles found in the fossil record, appearing in the Cretaceous Period. The oldest sea turtle…
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5 metres (12 feet), and Stupendymys geographicus, a side-necked freshwater turtle that lived during the Miocene and whose shell alone measured 2.4 metres (about 8 feet) long. Softshell turtles (family Trionychidae) are the first modern turtles found in the fossil record, appearing in the Cretaceous Period. The oldest sea turtle…
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