Stupendemys

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title: Stupendemys
text: Stupendemys is an extinct genus of freshwater side-necked turtle, belonging to the family Podocnemididae. It is the largest freshwater turtle known to have existed, with a carapace over 2 meters long. Its fossils have been found in northern South America, in rocks dating from the Middle Miocene to the very start of the Pliocene, about 13 to 5 million years ago. Male specimens are known to have possessed bony horns growing from the front edges of the shell and the discovery of the fossil of a yo
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description: Extinct genus of turtles
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupendemys
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date modified: 2024-04-25T11:34:40Z
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