Archelon was a giant sea turtle from the Cretaceous period, so far the biggest of its kind. It was 4 meters (13.5 feet) long, and about 4.87 meters (16 feet) wide from flipper to flipper; 5 ft bigger than the Pacific Leatherback sea turtle.
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Games[]
Jurassic Park III: Park Builder[]
Archelon is nr. 134 of the Carnivore Ones that can be created in Jurassic Park III: Park Builder. However, it's incorrectly listed as a Triassic animal rather than a Cretaceous animal, while in reality, it was likely more of an omnivore than a pure carnivore.
Jurassic Park: Builder[]
See: Archelon/Builder
Archelon can be created in Jurassic Park: Builder as a limited edition crustaceavore, even though in reality, it likely ate jellyfish and seaweed like most sea turtles.
Jurassic World: The Game[]
See: Archelon/JW: TG
Archelon is a tournament reef in Jurassic World: The Game. Unlike the original, the Archelon in the game has a hard shell instead of a leatherback.
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Jurassic World Evolution[]
Archelon is mentioned in the database entry for the Pierre Shale, one of the dig sites for the Pteranodon.
Jurassic World Evolution 2[]
See: Archelon/JW: E2
Archelon appears in Jurassic World Evolution 2 via the Prehistoric Marine Species Pack that was released on August 10th, 2023.[1]
Books[]
The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park: The Lost World[]
Archelon is mentioned in the chapter Alongside Dinosaurs, along with Mongolemys, Proganochelys and Trionyx as examples of turtles that coexisted with the dinosaurs.[2]
