The Coolest Dinosaurs You Had No Idea Existed

Publish date: 2024-05-03

Archelon swam the seven seas in search of food about 65-75 million years ago. The largest turtle to have ever existed, it reached about 13 feet in length (4 meters,) and 16 feet wide (4.9 meters). That's about twice the size of a leatherback sea turtle, the world's largest known living turtle. To reach this size, it kept an omnivorous diet, but didn't hunt, preferring instead to eat whatever floated within reach of its beak, like carrion, squid, fish, and some plants. And the lazy bugger never dined alone. Like most larger seafaring creatures, it attracted an entourage of fish, parasites, and barnacles, all waiting for the scraps that fell their way. Oh, how the times haven't changed.

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