Ancient Marine Life: Archelon

Ancient Marine Life: Archelon — page 1 — WHAT WAS THE ARCHELON PRONUNCIATION AR keh LON

Ancient Marine Life: Archelon — page 2 — MAP OF THE WORLD Late Cretaceous period The archelon was a giant sea turtle It was the biggest turtle that has ever lived It lived about 75 million years ago This was in the Late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era

Ancient Marine Life: Archelon — page 3 — The archelon could grow up to 16 feet 4.9 meters long It weighed over 4,500 pounds 2,041 kilograms shell flippers

Ancient Marine Life: Archelon — page 4 — The archelon swam with long flippers Its thin shell helped it float in water SIZE COMPARISON about as long as a car

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