Shell-cracking turtles defied mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period

The mass extinction at the boundary between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods was catastrophic, wiping out much of life on ...
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Shell-cracking turtles were more likely to survive the end-Cretaceous

Turtles that crushed hard-shelled prey like clams and snails were reported to be more than five times more likely to survive ...
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“It’s a bit like sea turtle forensics." Scientists looked inside 24 turtles – and ...

Sea turtles are the oceans’ wanderers. They live for up to a hundred years, and meander hundreds of thousands of miles. The ...

Sea turtle shells reveal hidden records of ocean change

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice ...
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Turtle or tortoise: Know the differences in their shells, diet, habitat, and more

Turtles and tortoises are reptiles with hard, protective shells, but they differ significantly in habitat, anatomy, and lifestyle. Turtles are primarily aquatic or semi-aquatic, featuring streamlined ...
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Tortoises demonstrate diversity on a global scale | ECOVIEWS

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...
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Shell-less ancestor of turtles revealed through holes in its head

A 260 million-year-old fossil has been determined to be the oldest ancestor of turtles found to date, revealing something about the reptile's mysterious past. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, ...