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They are from Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Anyone know what these are?
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This may be the biggest turtle that ever lived By Laura Geggel, Live Science, February 14, 2020 This jaw-droppingly huge specimen is the largest known complete turtle shell on Earth. https://www.livescience.com/largest-turtle-shell-on-earth.html Extinct South American giant turtle had 10-foot-wide horned shell By Brooks Hays, UPI, February 13, 2020 https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/02/13/Extinct-South-American-giant-turtle-had-10-foot-wide-horned-shell/9841581541088/ The paper is: E.-A. Cadena, T. M. Scheyer, J. D. Carrillo
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Giant Caiman had an extra hip bone to support its weight on land. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50827002
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Fruitbat's Pdf Library - Faunas And Localities - Central/South America And The Caribbean
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These are a few of the pdf files (and a few Microsoft Word documents) that I've accumulated in my web browsing. MOST of these are hyperlinked to their source. If you want one that is not hyperlinked or if the link isn't working, e-mail me at joegallo1954@gmail.com and I'll be happy to send it to you. Please note that this list will be updated continuously as I find more available resources. All of these files are freely available on the Internet so there should be no copyright issues. Articles with author names in RED are new additions since June 29, 2017. -
Here is one that has me stumped. It was purchased as a possible coprolite. However, unless the critter ate a lot of dirt, I'm thinking it is some sort of steinkern. It has a smooth texture on the outside (like it was coating in a thin layer of iron-rich silt, but is very gritty on the inside. It was found near turtle remains. I will post a microscopic image in the next window. I have come across similar configurations (on a much smaller scale) in the Rattlesnake Creek micro matrix, but I don't know what those are either. I apologize in advance for the quality of this photo. I would happily r
