Archive for May 18th, 2012

Fossil of giant turtle found in Colombia

Paleontologists say they’ve found fossilized remains of an ancient turtle with a shell the size of a small car that lived 60 million years ago in South America. Dubbed Carbonemys cofrinii, or “coal turtle,” the fossil was discovered in a coal mine in Colombia, researchers from North Carolina State University reported Thursday. The fossilized shell […]