-
Philippine species Megalochelys sondaari only
having a
carapace length of 70–90 cm (2 ft 4 in – 2 ft 11 in). The s**** of
Megalochelys is
prominently domed...
-
tortoise †
Megalochelys Falconer, H. and Cautley, P.T. 1837. †
Megalochelys atlas,
Atlas tortoise, Extinct –
Pliocene to
Pleistocene †
Megalochelys cautleyi...
- 000
years ago. Some of the best
known fossils from the
hills include Megalochelys atlas, the
largest known tortoise to have ever existed, the sabertooth...
- †Hesperotestudo (extinct c. 9,000
years Before Present), †
Megalochelys, †Solitudo, and †Titanochelon. Both
Megalochelys and
Titanochelon reached sizes substantially...
- be
better attributed to the
spread of gr****lands. The
giant tortoise Megalochelys may have been
driven to
extinction by H.
erectus in
Island Southeast...
- †Hesperotestudo
Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †
Megalochelys †Oligopherus
Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo
Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo...
- protostegids, the
Miocene Stupendemys, and two
Quaternary testudines (
Megalochelys and Titanochelon). Carbonemys’s
relatively m****ive jaws
suggest it possessed...
- Galápagos Islands),
Stigmochelys and
Centrochelys (Africa), and the
extinct Megalochelys (southern Asia).
These species are also
unique for
their ability to remember...
- †Hesperotestudo
Homopus Indotestudo Kinixys Malacochersus Manouria †
Megalochelys †Oligopherus
Psammobates Pyxis †Solitudo
Stigmochelys †Stylemys Testudo...
-
larger tortoises were
present in
Australia (Meiolania),
southern Asia (
Megalochelys),
Europe (Titanochelon),
Madagascar (Aldabrachelys),
North America (Hesperotestudo)...
