One TON turtle, 3 meters long, fossil:

One TON turtle, 3 meters long, fossil:

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https://phys.org/news/2020-02-extinct-giant-turtle-horned-shell.html

Even that beast had a predator, the fossils have bite marks from a large Caiman.

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I once came across a snapping turtle. It was less than 2 feet long but is scared the krap out of me. I poked it with a stick and it snapped it in half before I could blink.

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@bunnyknight
No doubt a humbling experience, eh😉

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And that thing was full of spikes and claws, like a cross between a turtle and a dragon. Later that day an old farmer told us to stay away from them - they are very dangerous.

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They could bite your finger off in one crunch so best to avoid them.
But imagine a turtle weighing a TON and ten feet long, you would lose more than a finger.......

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I think that they could have easily been killed
roll it on it's back
it's soup time

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I can imagine that if they had tried, the turtle would soon be enjoying human soup.

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they would have figured it out

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I wonder if they had dinosaur soup like some folks think mankind and dino's walked the Earth at the same time......

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@sonhouse said
@lemondrop
I wonder if they had dinosaur soup like some folks think mankind and dino's walked the Earth at the same time......
A restaurant advertised a free dinner if they don't have something the customer wants. A man comes in, and with a sneaky grin orders a dinosaur steak with Korean potatoes and a bun. The waitress soon returns and tells the man, "Well, sir, looks like you got yourself a free dinner. I'm very sorry, but we're all out of buns."

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@sonhouse said
@lemondrop
I wonder if they had dinosaur soup like some folks think mankind and dino's walked the Earth at the same time......
there are dinosaurs among us
look at the foot of a chicken
enlarge it 50 times
you have the foot of a T-Rex

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@lemondrop said
there are dinosaurs among us
look at the foot of a chicken
enlarge it 50 times
you have the foot of a T-Rex
Now what do you think a T-Rex would do to you if he caught even a hint that you're comparing him to a chicken?

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@bunnyknight said
Now what do you think a T-Rex would do to you if he caught even a hint that you're comparing him to a chicken?
eat me