“These turtles were likely the relatives of other Cretaceous species that grew ... revealed that the oval fossils were 5cm and 6cm in length and were the hard shells of marine turtles, as ...

The fossil that was originally interpreted to be a plant, but researchers have now discovered is the inside of the shell of a baby turtle. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This ...

A new fossil of the oldest proto turtle, Eunotosaurus, discovered by then 8-year-old Kobus Snyman on his father's farm in the Karoo in South Africa, suggests the turtle shell initially evolved not ...

with a shell fused to their skeleton and a beaklike face without teeth, has been described as “one of evolution’s most enduring puzzles”. Relatively few fossils of early turtles have been ...

“It was covered with turtle shells,” Herrera recalled ... will return to Cerrejón this year to look for more fossils, more species and more evidence of what the world was like near the ...

Earth once hosted more than 10,000 species of these ancient marine ... marine plankton. Ammonite shells are used today as index fossils, meaning they can help date other fossils that are found ...

a joint research team from both New Valley University and Cairo University unearthed a fossil of a side-necked river turtle’s complete shell at the Quseir formation in Kharga Oasis in New Valley ...

Scientists have found evidence that confirms turtles once lived without shells. The almost-complete fossil dates back 228 million years and is bigger than a double bed. But can a turtle live ...