76-million-year-old extinct species of pig-snouted turtle unearthed in Utah

[sauroid]

In the 250-million-year evolutionary history of turtles, scientists have seen nothing like the pig nose of a new species of extinct turtle discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by a team from the Natural History Museum of Utah.

http://phys.org/news/2015-10-million-year-old-extinct-species-pig-snouted-turtle.html#nRlv

[CityRaptor]

Well, that means that another seemingly mammalian thing has been done before.

[Halichoeres]

Reminds me a bit of a Fly River or Papuan turtle, just exaggerated somewhat (and with an extra strut on the nasal bone). I'd like a figure of this guy, but given that we still don't even have a good Proganochelys, it's probably too much to hope.

[sauroid]

Reminds me a bit of a Fly River or Papuan turtle, just exaggerated somewhat (and with an extra strut on the nasal bone). I'd like a figure of this guy, but given that we still don't even have a good Proganochelys, it's probably too much to hope.

there's a possibility that a Japanese brand might make a figure out of this sooner or later.

[Halichoeres]

Reminds me a bit of a Fly River or Papuan turtle, just exaggerated somewhat (and with an extra strut on the nasal bone). I'd like a figure of this guy, but given that we still don't even have a good Proganochelys, it's probably too much to hope.

there's a possibility that a Japanese brand might make a figure out of this sooner or later.

That'd be great! Mesozoic turtles are very neglected.

[CityRaptor]

That's right. Archelon is probably the most common one to get a toy.