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May
Over the next 150 million years cotylosaurs and their relations would evolve into the lizards, crocodilians, turtles, snakes, and tortoises we see right now. There are 12 dwelling species of Galápagos tortoises that inhabit the Galápagos Islands. They are the most important species of tortoise in the world, and a few can weigh as a lot as 920 pounds! These tortoises are also one of many longest dwelling vertebrates, with recorded lifespans within the wild of over one hundred years, and nearer to 200 years in captivity. Galápagos tortoises spend many hours a day foraging for plants, which not solely…