Scientists identified a new species of turtle that lived 125 million years ago

Scientists at the University of Distance Education (UNED) have identified a new species of turtle that lived 125 million years (Mesozoic) ago in the town of Morella (Castellón), a species that, according to investigators, spent most of the day in rivers or sunning.

" He swam in rivers crossing the area of Morella Castellon and liked sunbathing supported by any object that emerged from the river ' tells the UNED, indicating that this species is the only one of his group found in Europe at that time. Francisco Ortega, one of the authors of this study , explains : "Though the sun warming as do the Galapagos, this specimen belongs to the group known as pleurodiras turtles , which were separated from most of the current freshwater turtles carapace soft , sea and land , over 160 million years ago. "

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