The turtle shell found in Colombia's Tatacoa Desert was found to be eight feet long.
, Cadena said he and the team were surprised at the size of the new specimens, and even more so when they identified the"massive horns" the males had. The team propose these horns would have helped protect their skulls during combat.
Artist impression of Stupendemys geographicus. The biggest complete specimen of the extinct turtle has been discovered in Colombia.Researchers say these turtles were able to grow to huge sizes because of their warm, wet habitat. Several other species in South America are known to have been extremely large, such as Titanoboa, the largest snake ever.may have gone extinct around 5 million years ago.
Cadena said they now plant to continue to explore South America in search of new fossils:"Not only of this giant, but also other extinct species that could shed light on the origin and history of current biodiversity, fossils that could even make a small contribution to conservation plans of their living descendants.
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