Ancient softshell turtle, Hutchemys walkerorum (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Ancient softshell turtle, Hutchemys walkerorum

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An imagined scene from the end of the Cretaceous Period, more than 66 million years ago, has the newly identified softshell turtle Hutchemys walkerorum dwelling alongside iconic species from the Age of the Dinosaurs. (Image: Sergey Krasovskiy)

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Sergey Krasovskiy

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