A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

A newly identified fossil could explain one of evolution’s biggest mysteries – the origin of the turtle’s shell. Bone fragments from a 210-million year-old, land-dwelling reptile from New ...

In 2008, the discovery in China of a nearly 220 million years old fossil of an undisputed turtle precursor, represented a major advance in our understanding of the evolution of the turtle shell.

Mystery Disease Is Making Sea Turtle Shells Melt Exposing Bone Beneath. Published Jun 16, 2022 at 9:54 AM EDT Updated Jun 16, 2022 at 10:42 AM EDT. By .

By weight, such bone consists of about 33 percent protein and 66 percent hydroxyapatite, ... Unlike seashells, turtle shells have living cells, blood vessels and nerves, ...

Carolina Waterfowl Rescue uses bra clasps to hold a turtle's cracked shell in place while it heals. Carolina Waterfowl Rescue The rescue group sees all sorts of animals outside of waterfowl, from ...

A half-shell turtle species that swam in China's coastal waters 220 million years ago is the oldest turtle known to date, a new analysis of fossils reveals. The turtle had a belly shell, but its ...