Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of a giant turtle species with some striking features, such as its shape, that lived tens of millions of years ago in South America. The research team found ...
Researchers who found a giant freshwater turtle fossil discovered in Brazil have named it Peltocephalus maturin after a character in one of Stephen King's novels. The fossil was "among the largest ...
Researchers say they've found a 3-metre long shell and a lower jaw bone which has given them more clues about its diet. They think the giant turtle lived at the bottom of lakes and rivers ...
The Yangtze giant softshell turtles thrive in muddy ... turtle release NI bid to save stranded loggerhead turtle Turtles and tortoises found wrapped in tape Local staff and international experts ...
Several giant tortoises have been found dead in woodland owned by the National Trust in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said seven dead tortoises were found in Ashclyst Forest, to the north of ...
One of just four Yangtze giant softshell turtles remaining on the planet has died. The turtle, estimated to be over 100 years old, was found dead in a lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday.
Here’s how it works. Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor — spend 95% of their lives completely motionless ...
Scientists found a “giant” creature in a forest of New Caledonia, kept it in a terrarium for decades and discovered a new species. Photo from Joachim Sameit Following lumberjacks into the ...