Recommendations for a Prehistoric looking Turtle/Tortoise

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Are there turtles/tortoises that looks like alligator snapping turtle but don't grow as big? Preferably with spikes on their carapace/have prehistoric looks..
I'm very fond of ally snapping turtle but their large size is a headache..
Please comment, thx..

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Black Knobbed Sawbacks (Graptemys nigrinoda) have pretty cool looking shells and they stay small. But they can be pricey.

 

[LBathory]

really any tortoise looks prehistoric IMO

 

[Sti]

Razorback musk turtle or maybe some of the map turtles might fit the mold for you.

 

[swede]

mata mata but they get bigger

 

[paopanlilio]

snappers also look prehistoric

 

[Fishes33]

big head turtle

 

[angelo21]

mata mata

 

[coura]

Acanthochelys spixi very cool and hardy turts Heres a breeder www.empireoftheturtle.com

 

[cobra blitz]

Acanthochelys spixi very cool and hardy turts Heres a breeder www.empireoftheturtle.com

He doesnt breed them, not yet anyways. They are some tough eggs to hatch, lol. I'll ask him how this project is coming along when i see him in August.

There's been two guys that have hatched them over here in the U.S. so far. All the adults that come in mainly come from Uruguay. I wonder if they've hatched out anymore since then...