Prehistoric giant marine turtles were once thought to have existed only in waters surrounding North America. With a newly discovered species found in Europe, scientists believe giant turtles may ...

Today’s largest sea turtles are the mighty leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea). The largest leatherbacks can grow up to 6 feet, half the size of Leviathanochelys aenigmatica , and can weigh up ...

Specimens of gigantic sea turtles like the Archelon had previously only been found in North America, leading scientists to infer that the gigantism was contingent upon the Archelon’s living ...

Still, they were looking at the largest turtle ever found in Europe, Sellés said. The new species, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica, lived 72.1 to 83.6 million years ago during the Campanian Age ...

Long ago, gigantic marine turtles swam the Earth's seas. Until recently, these prehistoric giants, reaching lengths of over 3 meters (10 feet) from head to tail, had been thought to be found only ...

Sea turtle egg-laying season is about to begin, and several South Florida sites are offering nighttime walks to see the enormous creatures come in from the ocean, lay their eggs on the beach and he… ...

Sea turtles of every size were affected, from giant adults to smaller juveniles to the 35,000 hatchlings lost during the spill and associated clean-up activities on sea turtle nesting beaches. Wendy ...

The sea turtle ice sculpture is a nod to the work being done to save cold-stunned sea turtles at New England ... Huge sea turtle ice sculpture will be part of annual New Year's Eve ice stroll in ...