Can you ID this one Dan?

**Alan1** · 28-04-2010, 07:43 AM

1 minute 10 seconds in, to see the tort but worth seeing from start
http://natgeotv.com/uk/lost-world-un...-the-crocodile

I posted it on off topic originally but I'm interested to know what it might be http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...22&postcount=1

harwood09 · 28-04-2010, 12:23 PM

Made me think it was an aldabra or galop when I saw it

Had to go have a look to see if I could find anything about it. Its been carbon dated at 2500 years old so I'm sticking with my thought that its an old relative of one of the giants

**egyptiandan64** · 28-04-2010, 01:44 PM

There have been a few fossil tortoises described from the West Indies (the Caribbean). Geochelone cubensis from Cuba; Geochelone sombrerensis from Sombrero, Anguilla; Geochelone nevassae from Navassa Island (off the coast of Haiti); Geochelone monensis from Mona Island, Puerto Rico.
These were all large (Leopard tortoise size and bigger) tortoises, so I'm assuming this one would be the same but a new species seeing as it's from the Bahamas.

Danny

**Alan1** · 28-04-2010, 04:41 PM

Thanks Dan

28-04-2010, 07:43 AM	#1
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Can you ID this one Dan? 1 minute 10 seconds in, to see the tort but worth seeing from start http://natgeotv.com/uk/lost-world-un...-the-crocodile I posted it on off topic originally but I'm interested to know what it might be http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...22&postcount=1

28-04-2010, 12:23 PM	#2
harwood09 Member Hatched Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: hint: Up'ard at shrovetide Posts: 422	Made me think it was an aldabra or galop when I saw it Had to go have a look to see if I could find anything about it. Its been carbon dated at 2500 years old so I'm sticking with my thought that its an old relative of one of the giants __________________ Harwood

28-04-2010, 01:44 PM	#3
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	There have been a few fossil tortoises described from the West Indies (the Caribbean). Geochelone cubensis from Cuba; Geochelone sombrerensis from Sombrero, Anguilla; Geochelone nevassae from Navassa Island (off the coast of Haiti); Geochelone monensis from Mona Island, Puerto Rico. These were all large (Leopard tortoise size and bigger) tortoises, so I'm assuming this one would be the same but a new species seeing as it's from the Bahamas. Danny __________________

28-04-2010, 04:41 PM	#4
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Thanks Dan

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