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Ninjemys
''Ninjemys oweni'' ("Owen's Ninja Turtle") was a large meiolaniid stem-turtle from Pleistocene Queensland (Australia). It resembled its larger relative, ''Meiolania'', save that the largest pair of horns on its head stuck out to the sides, rather than point backwards.
==Discovery==
The first known remains were originally thought to belong to ''Megalania'', and Richard Owen therefore imagined it as a giant Moloch lizard. He later described better remains of the related genus ''Meiolania'' from Lord Howe Island, so it was realised that this first known meiolaniid was actually a turtle. It was subsequently moved to this genus by A. S. Woodward as ''Meiolania oweni''.〔Woodward, A. S. 1888. "(Notes on the Extinct Reptilian Genera ''Megalania'', Owen, and ''Meiolania'', Owen )". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6. 1(1): 85-89〕 In 1992 anatomical differences lead to its placement in the new genus ''Ninjemys'', which was named in honor of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The paper even explained the etymology as "Ninja, in allusion to that totally rad, fearsome foursome epitomizing shelled success; emys, turtle."〔Gaffney, E. S. 1992. "(''Ninjemys'', a new name for "''Meiolania" oweni'' (Woodward), a Horned Turtle from the Pleistocene of Queensland" ). American Museum Novitates. 3049: 1-10〕
Like other meiolaniids, ''N. oweni'' is believed to have been an herbivore. Its weight is estimated at 200 kg.〔MacPhee, R.D.E. (editor), "(Extinctions in near time: causes, contexts, and consequences (Advances in Vertebrate Paleobiology) )," Springer, 1999. ISBN 978-0-306-46092-0. Page 251. Retrieved June 8, 2010〕
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