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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Archelon

A now extinct gigantic sea turtle species from the late Cretaceous Period (74 million years ago). Thought to have weighed about 2000 kg when alive and measure more than 4.5m long.

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• Information about Archelon

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2004-12-14 14:01:06
Last modified: 2005-05-07 10:48:43