Relatively few fossils of early turtles have been found, leaving it a mystery how the creature developed its unique features, and even which ancestors they evolved from. A research published in ...

Members of the historical society sent a photo of the rock to a paleontologist family member who confirmed it was a soft-shelled turtle fossil. Groninger realized they might have something big and ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species ...

BANDO, Ibaraki Prefecture—A fossilized bone piece long hailed as coming from a pterosaur flying reptile is actually from a “suppon” softshell turtle, according to a re-examination that ...

Scientists believe a 13-million-year-old snapping turtle fossil on display at the museum and art gallery of the northern territory is a previously unknown species. It's thought the giant carnivorous s ...

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 ...

Prof Schweitzer said: "They have many features in common with living marine reptiles like sea turtles, but we know from the fossil record that they gave live birth, which is associated with warm ...

Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Alana Ross joined scientists at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) to highlight the ...

The stratum contains many fossils of dinosaurs and other reptiles, including turtle eggs. The fossil excavated in 2003 was stored as a turtle fossil because of its plate-like shape and thickness.