Wednesday, June 20, 2012

An Arundel turtle-tomb

Prehistoric turtles, squashed in rapturous embrace (via Calista)


Notably, "Their nearest living relatives are probably the pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), a much bigger species that swims in waters around Australia and Papua New Guinea." Which look like this (file under: snouts) --


I have not seen a more viscerally satisfying picture in months.

1 comment:

Jenny Davidson said...

I want one! Will borrow those labels (esp. "snouts") if I find good additional instances...