Quick Wired article on two 60 million year old nemeses, Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki was an ancient shelled turtle with a shell 1.5 inches thick and 3 feet across.

Titanoboa cerrejonensis was a snake estimated to be about 40-50 feet long.

Both species were discovered in the Cerrejón coal mine in North Colombia.

Tags: snake, snake?, snaaaaaaake!, turtle, biology, Titanoboa cerrejonensis, Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki, anci,

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