7 Satisfying Facts About The Sea Turtle - Page 7 of 9

The oldest sea turtle is 120 million years old!

Sea turtle fossils and skeletons reveal that they once lived alongside dinosaurs. Sea turtles are one of the few reptiles that have outlived dinosaurs that are still alive today. However, the specific sea turtle species found in Villa De Leyva, Colombia, is now extinct. The Desmatochelys padillai turtle skeleton was dug up in 2007 by paleontologist Mary Luz Parra and her brothers.