â¢ TURDUS MIGRATORIUS (noun). The noun TURDUS MIGRATORIUS has 1 sense: 1. large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen. Familiarity information: TURDUS MIGRATORIUS used as a noun is very rare. TURDUS MIGRATORIUS (noun). The noun TURDUS MIGRATORIUS has 1 sense: 1. large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen. Familiarity information: TURDUS MIGRATORIUS used as a noun is very rare.
He said: Jonathan is the sole survivor of three tortoises that arrived on St Helena Island in 1882. He was already mature when he arrived and was at least 50-years-old. Therefore his minimum age is 176-years-old. He is the oldest inhabitant on St Helena and is claimed to be the oldest living tortoise in the world. He lives in the grounds of Plantation House which is the governor's residence with five other tortoises who are much younger than him.
In China, Scientists Discover Oldest Turtle Fossil Ever Found. The turtle fossil, dubbed Odontochelys semistestacea, is the oldest ever found. It was unearthed last year in Chinaâs Guizhou province and described this week in the journal Nature. It predates the previous record-holder, the terrestrial turtle Proganochelys, by at least 10 million years. Odontochelys didnât look exactly like a modern turtle. Unlike modern turtles, which have beaked mouths and no teeth, Odontochelys had a long, pointed snout lined with teeth.