On the right: the dinosaur turtle is the largest creature that ever lived on earth (in the Bengal swamps, India). The herbivore reached a height of over 7 meters and a body weight of 120 tons. Since it had no enemies, no stable shell was required. Sea turtles from the late Cretaceous period, scientific name Archelon ischyros, with a length of 5 meters, were discovered in South Dakota (parts of the country were a shallow sea at the time). These giant turtles are predecessors of today's leatherback turtles. A skeleton can be seen in the Natural History Museum in Vienna. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Non-fiction books   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany | Similar pieces