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Description
Name meaning: Ancient Turtle

Length: 4 m (13 ft)

Weight: 2 tons

Popularity: 3 stars

Period: Late Cretaceous

Found: USA (South Dakota of Pierre Shale)

This large marine reptile resembled a modern sea turtle with limbs like huge paddles. It fed on jellyfish and squid. Like modern sea turtles, it laid its eggs on the beach and buried them.

Description
Name meaning: Ancient Turtle

Length: 4 m (13 ft)

Weight: 2 tons

Popularity: 3 stars

Period: Late Cretaceous

Found: USA (South Dakota of Pierre Shale)

This large marine reptile resembled a modern sea turtle with limbs like huge paddles. It fed on jellyfish and squid. Like modern sea turtles, it laid its eggs on the beach and buried them.