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chelonian

noun as in turtle

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Bonded by their love of chelonians — turtles, terrapins and tortoises — the two men began traveling the world together to research the reptiles.

Turtles — formally known as chelonians — evolved around 230 million years ago.

Looking back, Peritresius was an early glimmer of the chelonian grace of today's hawksbills and loggerheads.

Turtles, tortoises, and terrapins, also known as chelonians, have an extensive fossil record extending into the modern day.

He remains the only chelonian to have been given an obituary in this newspaper.

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