"6-Foot Giant Freshwater Turtle Fossil Named After Stephen King Character"
TL;DR
Fossil remains of a giant turtle, identified as Peltocephalus maturin, have been discovered in Brazil by Tübingen University researchers, shedding light on one of the world's largest freshwater turtles that existed during the late Pleistocene, around 40,000 to 9,000 years ago.
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