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  2. Leatherback sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle, leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) and weights of 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).

  3. Dermochelyidae - Wikipedia

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    Dermochelyidae is a family of sea turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, containing one living species, the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). The oldest fossils of the group date to the Late Cretaceous .

  4. Turtle classification - Wikipedia

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    Turtles have been classified in different ways by different authors. While they were previously considered anapsids , they are now considered more derived. [ 1 ] Recent analyses of molecular evidence have strongly suggested that they belong in the clade Archosauromorpha (also known as Archelosauria). [ 2 ]

  5. Sea turtle - Wikipedia

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    The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, reaching 1.4 to more than 1.8 m (4.6 to 5.9 ft) in length and weighing between 300 and 640 kg (661 to 1,411 lbs). [11] Other sea turtle species are smaller, ranging from as little as 60 cm (2 ft) long in the case of the Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest sea turtle species, to 120 cm (3.9 ...

  6. List of reptile genera - Wikipedia

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    Genus Caretta - loggerhead sea turtle; Genus Chelonia - green sea turtle; Genus Eretmochelys - hawksbill sea turtle; Genus Lepidochelys - ridley sea turtle; Genus Natator - flatback sea turtle; Family Dermochelyidae [6] Genus Dermochelys - leatherback sea turtle; Superfamily Kinosternoidea. Family Dermatemydidae [6] Genus Dermatemys - Central ...

  7. Pandermochelys - Wikipedia

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    Pandermochelys is a clade of sea turtles belonging to the superfamily Chelonioidea. [1] It is defined as all turtles more closely related to leatherback sea turtles than to cheloniids (green sea turtles and relatives). [2] It includes the largest living turtles, the leatherback sea turtle, as well as the largest sea turtles of all time, Archelon.

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  9. Turtle - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, the leatherback sea turtle can dive over 1,200 m (3,900 ft). [141] Species of the genus Gopherus can tolerate both below freezing and over 40 °C (104 °F) in body temperature, though they are most active at 26–34 °C (79–93 °F).