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'Prehistoric' large snapping turtle spotted in Northern California lake

SANTA ROSA, California -- In Northern California, there's a mystery unfolding about a creature that's been spotted at the bottom of a popular lake. Carlos Rubio was with his son at Lake Ralphine in ...
Reuters

Car-sized prehistoric South American turtle was built for battle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the largest turtles that ever lived prowled the lakes and rivers of northern South America from about 13 million years ago to 7 million years ago - and this car-sized ...
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Newly discovered prehistoric turtle co-existed with world’s biggest snake

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. About as thick as a standard dictionary, this turtle’s shell may have warded off attacks by the Titanoboa, thought to have been the world’s ...

The turtle that has NO gender at birth: How nest temperature decides male or female

Ancient snapping turtles, vital to North American wetlands, face a unique threat from rising global temperatures. Their gender is determined by nest t ...
The Advocate

Rare Louisiana map turtle secures new protections in hopes of keeping it from going extinct

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...