Meet The Largest Freshwater Turtle Ever. Hint: Its Shell Was Bigger Than You

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...
AOL

Family Goes On Fishing Trip, Finds 32-Million-Year-Old Fossil

A routine fishing trip on the Alabama River turned extraordinary when a family spotted what would become a scientific breakthrough. The Colemans discovered a fossilized shell of a 32-million-year-old ...
Washington Times

New species of extinct turtle found in Amazon, named for Stephen King character

A newly discovered species of extinct, fossilized freshwater turtle discovered in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was named for Maturin, a character from the works of novelist Stephen King. The fossil ...
University of Delaware

Turtle power

Article by Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Molly Schafer, Mat Smith, Andy Tocydlowski, Maya Walker, Jim White, Kenneth Geisert and University Archives September 10, 2024 The discovery of a ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Fossil of car-sized sea turtle, likely one of the largest ever, unearthed in Spain

The fossil of an ancient giant sea turtle — estimated to have been as long as a small car — was discovered in Spain, representing the largest marine turtle to have been found in Europe. Until now, the ...