Regardless that Maturin is explicitly talked about in Stephen King’s IT novels, the current movie diversifications did go away the interdimensional turtle out. This is sensible as a result of it will have most likely been exhausting to adapt that type of character, however that doesn’t imply the movie didn’t allude to his existence. There have been quite a few nods to Maturin within the movies together with a sticker, a statue, a Lego determine, and different Easter Eggs.
In any case, the Peltocephalus maturin is probably not fairly as highly effective because the Stephen King turtle that it was named after. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless one of many largest freshwater turtles discovered, which is nothing to sneeze at. We’ll have to attend and see what else the researchers can discover out about it.