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Fern was found on Fernandina Volcano during an expedition to locate the species.
May 28, 2021
Fern is the last known tortoise of her species.
A giant tortoise that was found in 2019 and thought to be an extinct species, is actually the species and is not extinct. Fern, the Fernandina giant tortoise (her founding is chronicled in the May/June 2019 issue of REPTILES magazine) that was found in 2019, was the first sighting of the species in more than 100 years.
At the time of her discovery, it was thought that her species was extinct, but genetic testing of a blood sample sent to Yale University and tested against a male that was found in 1906 confirmed she is the last known tortoise of her species. She is related to the
A giant tortoise found on the Galapagos Islands is from a species last seen in 1906, scientists have confirmed. The female Chelonoidis phantasticus, also known as a Fernandina, was discovered back in 2019 during an expedition to Fernandina Island. But in order to come to the conclusion that it was indeed the ancient species, scientists took samples from the female to compare to the remains of a male Chelonoidis phantasticus found in the 1900s..
Giant tortoise thought to be extinct 112 years ago found on Galapagos Island Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY
Tortoise thought to be extinct for 112 years found in Galápagos
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The search is on for a mate for a giant tortoise thought to be extinct a century ago.
Earlier this week, scientists at Yale University confirmed a giant female tortoise found in the Galapagos Islands was of a species last reported 112 years ago and thought to be lost forever, Galapagos Conservancy said in a news release.
The tortoise was discovered on Fernandina Island during a 2019 expedition of the Galapagos National Park Directorate and Galapagos Conservancy.