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... living kinds , may weigh more than 34 ton and measure 12 feet from the tip of one front flipper to that of the other . An extinct marine giant , Archelon , of the family Protostegidae , was probably much larger , and an extinct land ...
... living kinds , may weigh more than 34 ton and measure 12 feet from the tip of one front flipper to that of the other . An extinct marine giant , Archelon , of the family Protostegidae , was probably much larger , and an extinct land ...
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... living species , adult length 7-20 cm . Family Testudinidae . Terrestrial turtles , or tortoises . Shell usually with high dome ; hinged plastron in 1 species . Tem- perate and tropical regions of all continents except Australia ; also ...
... living species , adult length 7-20 cm . Family Testudinidae . Terrestrial turtles , or tortoises . Shell usually with high dome ; hinged plastron in 1 species . Tem- perate and tropical regions of all continents except Australia ; also ...
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... living . According to a statement by Premier Chou En - lai in 1971 , China's gross national in- come ( representing the total value of industrial and agri- cultural production ) is equivalent to U.S. $ 120,000,000 , - 000 , or U.S. ...
... living . According to a statement by Premier Chou En - lai in 1971 , China's gross national in- come ( representing the total value of industrial and agri- cultural production ) is equivalent to U.S. $ 120,000,000 , - 000 , or U.S. ...
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