the shell of the fossil measured about 180 cm in length, an incredibly rare occurrence, and far larger than the 140 and 110 ...

However, a new study published on Dec 7 in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica, has now revealed that they are actually tiny turtle shells. These fossils belong to the Cretaceous period ...

How the turtle shell evolved has puzzled scientists for years, but new research sheds light on how their hard shells were formed. Scientists say the ancient fossil skeleton of an extinct South ...

I straddled the sedentary reptile as I made my way through the countryside on the way home from the delta the other day. No, ...

Speaking of dividing lines—that’s where these rocks got their name. That little flap of skin that divides nostrils is called ...

We see a fossil turtle that was skewered by a wooden stake ... it's possible to determine the chemistry and properties of the egg shell. It was likely leathery rather than hard, which may indicate ...

"The discoveries capturing the most interest have been a number of juvenile megalodon shark teeth – the largest shark that ever existed – sabretooth salmon jaw bones, sea turtle bones ...

They both hark back to the dinosaur age, and the fossil record suggests they may ... tiger sharks are able to crush and slice through an adult turtle’s shell in a way most sharks can’t.

The first sign of fossils was a shell bed. People first uncovered fossils ... The blocks contain everything from extinct dolphins to sea turtles to sharks to impressions left behind by seaweed.

Before the search for fossils ... Cretaceous turtles may be arranged under four heads, viz., true Emydes or fresh water forms; Chelydrine Emydes, or snappers; Trionychidæ or soft shells; and ...

The Makauwahi Cave Reserve, home to the richest fossil site and largest limestone cave in the state of Hawai‘i, is closing 20 ...