Meiolania
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meiolania-184-4542033
title:
Meiolania
text:
Meiolania is an extinct genus of meiolaniid stem-turtle native to Australasia throughout much of the Cenozoic. Meiolania was a large turtle, with the shell alone ranging from 0.7–2 m in length. Four species are currently recognized, although the validity of two of them is disputed. Meiolania was first described as a species of lizard related to Megalania by Richard Owen towards the end of the 19th century, before the continued discovery of additional fossils solidified its placement as a kind of
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of turtles
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiolania
date created:
2006-06-13T21:21:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T04:23:30Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q133604","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q133604"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Meiolania_AMNH.jpg","width":2374,"height":1260}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16