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Overview

Name meaning: First/Early Turtle

Time Period: Late Campanian to early Maastrichtian

Locations: South Dakota and Wyoming

Taxonomy: Testudines-Cryptodira-Protostegidae

Subspecies: A.schyros

Characteristics

History

Media Deptictions

Jurassic World Evolution 2 Featured in the Marine Species Pack. It is a phenomenal design that is both expressive and pays attention to scientific evidence. It has very vibrant colors, including red, green, purple, black, and so on. And its addition along with the Nothosaurus brought about the lagoon rock platform, a great way to view your lagoon animals without plunging into the water. It is probably the only species to make sense having egg icons in the marine creation lab.

Mounted Archelon at the University of Manitoba:
Archelon Mount
Anterior Archelon View from Yale Peabody Museum:
Archelon Skeleton
Archelons Beaked Skull: