According to a new paper published in Scientific Reports, a recently discovered species of ancient turtle in Spain may have been one of the largest marine turtles to ever live, with an estimated body length of up to 3.74 meters. This makes it the largest marine turtle found in Europe to date. The
, a recently discovered species of ancient turtle in Spain may have been one of the largest marine turtles to ever live, with an estimated body length of up to 3.74 meters. This makes it the largest marine turtle found in Europe to date., which could reach up to 4.6 meters in length and weigh up to 3.2 tons, lived in the seas around North America during theperiod. No known European marine turtle, either extinct or living, has exceeded a shell length of 1.5 meters.
Àngel H. Luján, Albert Sellés, and colleagues describe the remains of a new marine turtle specimen – which they name– found in the Cal Torrades locality, Northeastern Spain, which appeared nearly as large as Archelon. The remains, which were excavated between 2016 and 2021, consist of a fragmented but almost complete pelvis and parts of the upper shell , and date to the Campanian Age, between 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago.
The specimen possesses a distinctive prominence of bone that protrudes forwards from the front of the pelvis. This feature differs from other marine turtles and indicates thatrepresents a new taxon of ancient marine turtles. This protrusion may have been related to the respiratory system, suggest the authors.could have reached a body length of up to 3.74 meters. They estimate that the maximum width of’ pelvis was 88.
Reference: “A gigantic bizarre marine turtle from the Middle Campanian of South-western Europe” by Oscar Castillo-Visa, Àngel H. Luján, Àngel Galobart and Albert Sellés, 17 November 2022,
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