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Horned Turtle From Down Under (Exhibition)
birth: 1982 April 7
death: 1982 June 13
Exhibition. Opened April 7, 1982 and closed June 13, 1982. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "Horned Turtle From Down Under" featured fossils of the meiolantiid, or horned turtle, which became extinct 40,000 years ago
Summary
"Horned Turtle From Down Under" featured fossils of the meiolantiid, or horned turtle, which became extinct 40,000 years ago. Known mainly to be found on the Australian mainland, fossils were also found on Lord Howe and Walpole Islands. The exhibition, an Arthur Ross Exhibit of the Month, was on view in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall on the 2nd floor of the American Museum of Natural History from April 7 through June 13, 1982.