Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of giant freshwater turtles, larger than any alive today, naming it after a fictional turtle from Stephen King's novels. The fossil was found in Brazil, with the team identifying the species as Peltocephalus maturin. In a separate incident, a 750-pound alligator was seized from a New York home.
Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming pool https://t.co/XmuLs9WPb4
750-pound alligator seized from New York home https://t.co/EGXCnbjEr4
Shocking Footage Shows One Alligator Trying To Swallow Another https://t.co/QLu1dVCMbf https://t.co/dWatWrL1BD
11-foot, 750-pound alligator seized from New York home. https://t.co/rcMuxjrTqJ Click the image to read more:
100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle vanishes along North Carolina interstate https://t.co/99IdTmUbBv
11-foot, 750-pound alligator seized from New York home https://t.co/jI2dEgFcm8
"See ya later, alligator" was taken a little too seriously when a 750-pound alligator was seized from a New York home. https://t.co/Bq3iUdg1fK
Researchers have identified one of the largest freshwater turtle species — far larger than any alive today. They have named the animal after a fictional turtle in novels by best-selling horror author Stephen King. https://t.co/mvSVKDEDCL
A large alligator was seized from a Buffalo home. https://t.co/Zbq7PPIUI5
New Giant Turtle Species That Lived 40,000 Years Ago Is One Shell Of A Fossil https://t.co/zG040y41Mt
Researchers who found a giant freshwater turtle fossil discovered in Brazil's have named it Peltocephalus maturin after a character in one of Stephen King's novels. https://t.co/DWewUUrD9L
A team of researchers has identified a previously unknown extinct species of freshwater turtles far larger than any alive today. The team named the animal after a fictional turtle said to have created the universe. https://t.co/rlrHg6x01v