This magnificent creature, now long extinct, was the largest turtle ever known ... Firstly, it helps us understand the evolutionary history of reptiles and their adaptations over millions of ...

A 13-million-year-old species of turtle has been discovered after its fossil sat in a display case at an NT museum for ...

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet long and exceeding 2,000 pounds. These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that ...

DESCRIPTION: The leatherback sea turtle is distinguished by its soft, leathery shell, which is predominantly black and made of tough, oil-saturated connective tissue. Its flippers lack claws and are ...

Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world. Their proportionally small head, which is nonretractable, extends from a heart-shaped carapace that measures ...

The Guaporé River Valley, in the Amazon, is one of the largest turtle nurseries in the world and the largest in Brazil. However, the number of hatchlings in it may not exceed 350 thousand by 2024 ...

Numbers are declining due to accidental fishing and egg collecting The largest turtle in the ocean, the leatherback gets its name from its tough, rubbery skin. Migrating long distances a year ...