Turtle fossil the size of a car unearthed, shows signs of ancient croc battle By Josh K. Elliott Global News Posted February 13, 2020 1:21 pm 3 min read ...

The fossil of the giant fresh water turtle, known as Carbonemys cofrinii which means coal turtle, is 60 million years old. It roamed the earth five million years after the extinction of dinosaurs.

A fossil egg found by a Chinese farmer has turned out to have a rare surprise inside: A baby turtle nearly ready to hatch. And that's allowed scientists to make a unique and important connection ...

The new fossils included the largest-known turtle shell — 2.86 metres long, even larger than Archelon's shell — and the first lower jaw remains, which gave clues about its diet.

Its large size may have been crucial in defending against formidable predators. It shared the environment with giant crocodilians including the 11-meter-long caiman Purussaurus and the 10-meter-long ...

A GIANT turtle that was about the same size as a sofa may have lived alongside humans. The large creature is now extinct but its remains suggest it was alive around 9,000 years ago. That means it w… ...

Rescuing sea turtles 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 two partial limb fossils from the ancient sea turtle Atlantochelys mortoni fit together perfectly, leaving little room for doubt that they are from the same bone. This discovery surprised ...

Fossils of a 12-foot turtle that have been found in north eastern Spain are thought to date back some 83 million years. The Leviathanochelys aenigmatica is said to have been one of the largest sea ...

In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history.