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Stupendemys geographicus - epaiva - 06-03-2017


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Stupendemys geographicus
Because of its size , the podocnemidid Stupendous Stupendemys is the most remarkable turtle from Urumaco, Venezuela. A specimen with a carapace length of 330 cm and carapace width of 220cm was first reported by Aguilera (2004), making it the largest of them all, Picture 1 and 2 are of Gigantic turtle Stupendemys geographicus with a shell about 8 feet in length, hangs suspended near restored columns in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA. Picture nro 3 if of Reconstruction of Stupendemys geographicus Artwork by Jorge Gonzalez.


RE: Stupendemys geographicus - epaiva - 09-02-2017

American Museum of Natural History, credit to David Tana


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RE: Stupendemys geographicus - epaiva - 02-11-2018

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