The titular fun fact that turtle shells are actually modified ribs comes with skeletal diagrams. But once Kawasaki adds skin to the illustration things get wild. I regularly get asked if a turtle ...

The turtle’s shell provides it with a formidable defence and one that is unique in the animal world. No other animal has a structure quite like it, and the bizarre nature of the turtle’s ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The turtle shell isn’t like any other protective element of any ...

Scientists have revealed a spectacular insight into turtle evolution - how the unique animals get their shells. A Japanese team studied the development of turtle embryos to find out why their ribs ...

"The remains include the biggest complete turtle shell ever identified." The massive reptile had a shell that measured 8 feet in length and could have supported a turtle that weighed more than ...

It had many of the qualities of the turtles we know and love today: a boxy body, plodding legs, a long neck topped by a small, round head. It was only missing one thing: a shell. Thanks to the ...

A newly discovered fossil from China has shed light on how the turtle's shell evolved. The 220 million-year-old find, described in Nature journal, shows that the turtle's breast plate developed ...

Turtle shells didn’t get their start as natural armor, it seems. The reptiles’ ancestors might have evolved partial shells to help them burrow instead, new research suggests. Only later did ...