Tag: Miocene

Stupendemys geographicus reconstruction

Giant turtle discovered in South America

Fossils of a giant turtle, one of the largest known, have been discovered in South America. They belong to Stupendemys geographicus, which lived approximately 5–10 million years ago during the Miocene and reached a size comparable to a car. This giant turtle measured […]

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Megalodon – the largest shark ever to exist

Megalodon was the largest shark known to have existed. It appeared approximately 23 million years ago during the Miocene and could reach 18 metres in length. It was among the largest and most powerful vertebrate predators until approximately 2.6 million years ago, when it […]

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