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Archelon

life science Maturity 5-7

A giant turtle lived in the sea.

Archelon skeleton.jpg
Archelon skeleton.jpg
It was very big. It had a soft skin shell.
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Archelon1DB.jpg
The turtle used strong flippers to swim. It ate food from the sea floor.
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Archelon.png
It is gone now. Do you think it was fast?

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Archelon skeleton.jpg
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The American journal of science (1900)...
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ArchelonCMNHand.jpg
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Archelon1DB.jpg
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Archelon ischyros (ventral view).JPG
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Leatherback Sea Turtle (17665415746).jpg
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Protostega_Gigas.jpg
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Eutrephoceras dekayi var. montanensis -...
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Archelon_ischyros_NHM_Wien.jpg
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Archelon BW.jpg
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