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 ===Origin===
 {{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra}}
-Torterra has aspects of a {{wp|Chelydridae|snapping turtle}} and an ''{{wp|Ankylosaurus}}'', a species of armored dinosaur. It may also be based upon the {{wp|World Turtle}}s in various mythologies that carry worlds upon their backs, or perhaps the {{wp|Black Tortoise}} of various Asian myths. It also may be based on the ''{{wp|Cultural depictions of turtles and tortoises#Japan|minogame}}''.
+Torterra has aspects of a {{wp|Chelydridae|snapping turtle}} and an ''{{wp|Ankylosaurus}}'', a species of armored dinosaur. Its large features and spikes may also be inspired by extinct {{wp|Meiolania}} and {{wp|Proganochelys}} turtles. In concept, it may be based on the {{wp|World Turtle}}s in various mythologies that carry worlds upon their backs, or perhaps the {{wp|Black Tortoise}} of Asian legend.
 ====Name origin====