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Turtle Fossil, Carbonemys Cofrinii is the Size of a Small Car
Paleontologists from North Carolina State University (NCSU) have examined the turtle fossil found in 2005 in a Colombia coal mine. In 2005 the turtle fossil was given the name Carbonemys cofrinii, which means “coal turtle.”
Researchers say Carbonemys cofrinii belongs to a group of side-necked turtles known as pelomedusoides. The turtle is believed to have lived 60 million years ago and...