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Meiolania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Meiolania ("small roamer") is an extinct genus of basal turtle from the Oligocene to Holocene, with the last relict populations at New Caledonia which survived until 2,000 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiolania
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Sea Monster Pictures, Protostega Photos - National Geographic
Get sea monster pictures, protostega photos, facts, animals reports, news, and info from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/protostega
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Extinct, King Koopa-Style Giant Turtle Found on Pacific Island - Wired
A bizarre type of giant land turtle thought to have gone extinct 50,000 years ago survived until recently on at least one small Pacific island.
http://www.wired.com/2010/08/last-giant-land-turtle
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Meiolania - About
The Australian Meiolania looked like a cross between a giant turtle and an armored dinosaur.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/predinosaurreptiles/p/meiolania.htm
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Colossochelys - About
Colossochelys was a gigantic prehistoric turtle of Pleistocene Asia.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/predinosaurreptiles/p/Colossochelys.htm
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250 Million Years of Turtle Evolution - About
Turtles and tortoises branched off from the mainstream of reptile evolution hundreds of millions of years ago, and have persisted down to the present day with the same basic body plan. Here's everything you need to know about the evolution of turtles and tortoises.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/a/Prehistoric-Turtles-The-Story-Of-Turtle-Evolution.htm
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Protostega - Prehistoric-Wildlife
Information about the turtle Protostega and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/p/protostega.html
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Meiolania - Prehistoric-Wildlife
Information about the turtle Meiolania and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/meiolania.html
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Carbonemys - Prehistoric-Wildlife
Facts and information about the turtle Carbonemys and thousands of other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/c/carbonemys.html
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Scientists Discover An Extinct Giant Turtle, The Carbonemys Cofrinii, Or 'Coal Turtle' The Size Of A Car
Researchers from the University of Florida in conjunction with scientists from North Carolina State University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and the Florida Museum of Natural History have published their findings regarding an extinct giant turtle that is estimated to be the size of a small vehicle from a Colombian coal mine.
http://www.ibtimes.com/scientists-discover-extinct-giant-turtle-carbonemys-cofrinii-or-coal-turtle-size-car-699329
