Proganochelys, one of the oldest turtles ever discovered, lived more than 210 million years ago. Tyrannosaurus Rex only showed up 70 million years ago. 3. They can live a really long time A giant ...

The earliest known turtles date from 220 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes or crocodiles. Of the many species alive ...