Morla, the Ancient One

Manouria morla is a new species of fossil tortoise, named after Morla, a fantasy character from the book The Neverending Story written by Michael Ende, later adapted as a movie in 1984. 

Morla, the Ancient One, is a giant tortoise who lives in the Swamps of Sadness. The newly described species is the oldest known species of the genus from the Early Miocene of Czechia; therefore, the Ancient One. Its comes from the swamp deposits of Ahníkov (NW Bohemia), a parallel to the Swamps of Sadness. For additional information on the find see Planetárium or Novinky.cz