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Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.
Nature

Turtle Evolution And Phylogenetics

Turtles (Testudines) have captivated evolutionary biologists for decades due to their distinct morphology and ancient origins. Recent studies have elucidated the evolutionary transformations that led ...
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This 50-Million-Year-Old Fossil Sat in a Drawer—Now It’s Rewriting Turtle Evolution

Scientists have identified a 50-million-year-old fossil sea turtle in northern Syria, marking the country’s first formally described fossil vertebrate species. The discovery, detailed inPapers in ...
University of Delaware

Saving Sea Turtles

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...
Sarasota Magazine

It's Sea Turtle Nesting Season. Here's How to Keep Turtles, Nests and Those Tiny Hatchlings Safe.

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...