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Name : Archelon Species : ischyros
Pronounced : ARK-eh-lon Pronounced : is-KIE-ros
Meaning : "large turtle" Meaning : "strong"
Length :
3.9 - 4.5 meters (13 - 15 feet) 		Width from outstreched flipper to flipper :
5.25 meters (16.5 feet ) 		Weight :
2.25 tons
Diet : carnivor = plants, fish and Jellyfish Period : Upper Cretaceous
Order :
Chelonia 		Suborder :
Cryptodira 		Superfamily :
Chelonioidea 		Family :
Protostegidae
The first Archelon fossil was found by G. R. Wieland.
The best example was found by Frank Watson 		In 1895
and in the 1970's 		Described by:
When described:
Fossils found in : (Pierre Shale) about 45 miles south of Rapid City and at the south fork of the Cheyenne River, 35 miles east of Black Hills, South Dakota.
Charactistics and things of interest: Is believed to be a relative of the modern-day Leatherback Sea Turtle.
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