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 ...

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 ...

indicating that the turtle had a large shell up to 70 cm in diameter. Although Hitachinaka may have lost its pterosaur claim to fame, the turtle fossil still represents a first. Fossils of similar ...

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 ...

Like other soft-shell turtle species, they are thought to have the ability to extract oxygen from the water through their skin, which helps them stay underwater for long periods of time.