Skeleton of the now extinct, Archelon Ischyros, the largest sea turtle to have ever lived
5 years ago by qoussi · 323 Likes · 7 comments · Trending
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savage_demmigod
· 5 years ago
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· 5 years ago
Fun fact: this fossil is likely missing a flipper because it was torn off by a mosasaur. Many fossils of Archelon have such injuries, many old-enough to have healed up, meaning they survived the dramatic amputations of their limbs and just kept on trucking.
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savage_demmigod
· 5 years ago
That is so awesome!
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iccarus
· 5 years ago
looks like mechanical cogs instead of bones
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funkmasterrex
· 5 years ago
Ooh I saw a full one in Colorado Springs when I saw Stan the T-Rex.
guest
· 5 years ago
What are the gears for?
carbonatedwaffles
· 5 years ago
It's how it functions. You'd wind it up and it'd start swimming for a good couple decades.
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