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Archelon is an extinct marine turtle from the Late Cretaceous, and is the largest turtle ever to have been documented, with the biggest specimen measuring 4.6 m (15 ft) from head to tail and 2.2–3.2 t (2.4–3.5 short tons) in body mass.
Christine Figgener (born October 30, 1983) is a German marine conservation biologist, author, science communicator, and ocean advocate recognized for her work in sea turtle conservation, the fight against plastic pollution, and the empowerment of women in STEM.
Mosasaur remains were also discovered in Africa and California. [10] In 1967 Dale Russell published a scientific monograph dedicated to mosasaurs. [11] Embryonic remains in the 1990s confirmed that mosasaurs gave live birth like in ichthyosaurs. [12]
This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California. [e] Endemic species . [i] Introduced species .
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So Coral’s eggs were moved to a more suitable part of the beach in Mexico, according to the DNR. Kemp’s ridley turtles, first discovered in the 1880s, are the smallest sea turtles, the DNR ...
The blocks contain everything from extinct dolphins to sea turtles to sharks to impressions left behind by seaweed. That's because roughly 9 million years ago, Southern California was underwater .
They are found commonly throughout most of the southern half of the state, extending their range into Chihuahua, Mexico (where they can be found as far south as Chihuahua City). In Texas, desert box turtles are mostly found in the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend areas of West Texas (and within Big Bend National Park ).