A European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

A European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus)

Caption

This is what it might have looked like around 125,000 years ago: a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus).

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ill./©: Nicole Viehofer/MONREPOS (LEIZA)

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