This species is identified as “one of the world’s largest freshwater turtles.” During the late Pleistocene, the armored reptile existed for around 40,000 to 9,000 years. Maturin is named ...

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet long and exceeding 2,000 pounds. These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that ...

Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles ... "Using movement behavior models, we show that leatherbacks migrating along the east coast of the US display inferred foraging ...