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Pig-nosed turtles are in danger of disappearing, researchers have found. There's been a big fall in numbers over the past 30 years - mainly because people in Papua New Guinea use the turtles for ...
The pig-nosed turtle fossil was found during the 1920s in Beaumaris, thousands of kilometres south of where the endangered species lives.
THE PIG SNOUTED TURTLE The extinct turtle was about 2 feet long from head to tail. Its streamlined shell was adapted for living in a river environment.
Weirdest turtle that ever lived: Pig nose species that lived 76 million years ago discovered in Utah By Hannah Osborne Published 21 October 2015, 5:30 PM BST ...
More than 600 endangered pig-nosed turtles have been rescued in Hong Kong. The animals were being smuggled into the country illegally from Indonesia and they are now being returned to their native ...
A strange pig-snouted turtle that lived alongside tyrannosaurs and duck-billed dinosaurs has been discovered in Utah. The University of Utah announced the finding in a news release Wednesday.