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The ancient turtle was much larger than today's largest turtle - the leatherback, which can reach 2 meters long. Leviathanochelys nearly matched the largest turtle on record - Archelon, which lived roughly 70 million years ago and reached about 4.6 meters long.

Leviathanochelys aenigmatica is the latest ancient species of giant sea turtle to be unearthed. It was slightly smaller than a sedan.

Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million years ago was one of the largest turtles on record, a reptile the size of a...

Scientists unearthed the Leviathanochelys remains near the village of Coll de Nargó in Catalonias Alt Urgell county

Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million years ago was one of the largest turtles on record, a reptile the size of a small car - a Mini Cooper to be precise - that braved dangerous waters.

Car-sized turtle fossils discovered in Spain

This massive sea turtle existed more than 70 million years ago and could have reached a body length of up to about 12 feet, researchers said.

This massive sea turtle existed more than 70 million years ago and could have reached a body length of up to about 12 feet, researchers said.

This massive sea turtle existed more than 70 million years ago and could have reached a body length of up to about 12 feet, researchers said.

This massive sea turtle existed more than 70 million years ago and could have reached a body length of up to about 12 feet, researchers said.