Researchers have recently discovered a giant freshwater turtle fossil in Brazil and named it Peltocephalus maturin after a character in a Stephen King novel. The fossil is nearly six feet long and belongs to an extinct species of turtles. This find adds to the growing list of extinct turtle species found in various locations, including the Amazon rainforest. Another team of researchers identified a different extinct species of freshwater turtles larger than any alive today, naming it after a fictional turtle associated with the creation of the universe. In a separate incident, a 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle has gone missing along Interstate 40 in Durham, North Carolina, sparking a search for the elusive reptile. Meanwhile, Jeremy, a celebrity tortoise in the Houston area, was found safe after escaping to seek the company of another turtle.
Scientists discover the fossil of a giant freshwater turtle with a nearly six foot shell. Named Peltocephalus maturin after Stephen King's Maturin. https://t.co/eiH7ChXG3E https://t.co/4qqSXJuqLi
A newly discovered species of extinct, fossilized freshwater turtle discovered in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was named for Maturin, a character from the works of novelist Stephen King. https://t.co/VvhbEgZJ9Y
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
Jeremy, the Houston-area celebrity tortoise, found safe after escaping to romance another turtle https://t.co/IEOsQhy6iB
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
A 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle is at large after mysteriously disappearing somewhere along Interstate 40 in Durham, North Carolina. https://t.co/lfyPEDdz70