Car-Sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal MineRemains of an enormous turtle, which was the size of a Smart car, have been unearthed in a Colombian coal mine.The shell alone of the 60-million-year-old turtle, Carbonemys cofrinii aka “coal turtle,” is large enough to be a small swimming pool. Its skull is roughly the size of a regulation NFL football. keep reading

Car-Sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine

Remains of an enormous turtle, which was the size of a Smart car, have been unearthed in a Colombian coal mine.

The shell alone of the 60-million-year-old turtle, Carbonemys cofrinii aka “coal turtle,” is large enough to be a small swimming pool. Its skull is roughly the size of a regulation NFL football.

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