Archelon
ischyros
(ARK
EH
LON)
Description:
Giant Sea
Turtle
Specimen
location: Pierre Shale of
south Dakota
Name Means: "large
turtle"
Scientists
believe that the
Archelon used its
massive front flippers to
glide through the water in a
way similar to a bird flying.
Like modern green sea turtles,
Archelon had a hard
shell that covered a bony
framework. Based on what is
known about sea turtles today,
scientists expect that these
huge creatures ate plants,
fish, or sea
jellies.
National
Museum of Austria
Discoverer: Frank
Watson
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