Still alive, not extinct Posted onOctober 30, 2020September 30, 2021AuthorObiechina ObbaLeave a comment This giant tortoise specie, Chelonoidis phantasticus, thought to have gone extinct 100 years ago, is still alive, It was found in Fernandia Island in the Galapagos in 2019. DNA tests on this specimen believed to be 80 to 100 years old, just confirmed that it is a member of that specie.